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How technology is enabling religious persecution
it was late last year, and i was witnessing a new form of religious persecution. in front of me, millions of tweets had been turned into met...
Carl Miller
Diary: The day Hillary Clinton went to a Traditional Latin Mass
recently i stepped inside fisher house, home of the cambridge university catholic chaplaincy, for a pre-lenten day of recollection. the last...
William Cash
Why Duterte both insults and defends priests
rodrigo duterte is arguably the most anti-clerical head of state in the world today. since he was sworn in as president in june 2016, he has...
Trevor Gardiner
The French Church after Cardinal Barbarin
the conviction of lyon’s archbishop, cardinal philippe barbarin, by a french court on march 7 for failing to report alleged sexual abuse by ...
Samuel Gregg
This assisted suicide poll has become a right royal shambles
four doctors last week applied to the high court (pictured) for a judicial review of the way a survey into assisted suicide was carried out ...
Simon Caldwell
News round-up: from Montreal to Melbourne
montreal quebec oratory to receive $110m makeover st joseph’s oratory in montreal is to have a $110 million (£63 million) makeover. the dome...
Staff writers
The week in quotations
"mobile phones are like having satan stashed away in your pockets when you come to church" archbishop sebastian shaw of lahore recommends fa...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: Papal veganism and politicians' ashes
last month, 12-year-old genesis butler urged the pope to go vegan for lent, promising, on behalf of the million dollar vegan campaign, $1m t...
Staff writers
The best of the web: Talk Talk, Lenten realities and plagiarism
a pop star who was ‘versed in christ’ at the imaginative conservative , bradley birzer paid tribute to mark hollis, the recently deceased si...
Staff writers
The week ahead: Romero, Anscombe and Langlais
sunday the 24th will be the first feast of st oscar romero since his canonisation last year. the week leading up to the feast will see event...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Pope clarifies 'diversity of religions' comment
what happened? pope francis has clarified a remark about religious diversity. last month, the pope signed a joint statement saying that “the...
Staff writers
The big story: Cardinal found guilty of failing to report abuse
what happened? cardinal philippe barbarin, the archbishop of lyon, has been found guilty of failing to report alleged sexual abuse by a prie...
Staff writers
More Catholics, fewer priests
the comedian vic reeves once remarked that “88.2 per cent of statistics are made up on the spot”. that might not be too far off the mark whe...
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March 15, 2019
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It's never too late to say something to a deceased loved one
a colleague of mine, a clinical therapist, shares the following story. a woman came to him in considerable distress. her husband had recentl...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Pope Francis's Marian devotion is an example to us all
it’s considered bad form to respond to negative – or in this case, mixed – reviews of one’s book, and i don’t intend to do that here. but i ...
Sohrab Ahmari
After Manning's death, 100,000 paid their respects. No wonder
no one was ever more eager to submit to the judgment of rome than cardinal manning, who served as archbishop of westminster from 1865 to his...
Robert Gray
Dear Fr Rutler: how do I get out of holding hands during the Our Father?
dear father rutler, my wife keeps trying to hold my hand during the our father. i’m sure it’s very sweet, but i find it annoying. would it b...
Fr George Rutler
Heretic of the week: Jan Maria Michał Kowalski
jan maria michał kowalski (1871-1942) was a catholic priest – at least to begin with. born in latowicz, poland, he was ordained in 1897, ser...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0583
cryptic across 5 book business making profit? on the contrary’s one short answer! (10) 7 erin’s break-up is concerning (2,2) 8 stephen, for ...
Alun Evans
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