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Why power has shifted in the classroom
it is in the nature of things that the pendulum should swing. it’s even in the nature of things that the pendulum, when seeking to correct a...
Mary Kenny
The Catholic sympathies of a romantic painter
returning from supper in bayeux to his battalion in the normandy countryside one july evening in 1944, the artist and welsh guards officer r...
Daniel Frampton
Sacred mysteries and cheeky cigarettes
greek roads are a fascinating experiment in libertarianism. on an almost empty motorway, a fellow driver used the hard shoulder to overtake ...
Tim Stanley
A very Spanish kind of populism
the outcome of spain's recent general election has plunged national politics into uncertainty. the spanish socialist workers’ party (psoe) i...
Tom Gallagher
Communion and the Church's mess
there was an odd story from holy week about the new man in the chilean capital, santiago. bishop celestino aós, the apostolic administrator ...
Fr Raymond de Souza
The heresy letter is intelligent, but doesn't quite convince
the open letter “accusing pope francis of the canonical delict of heresy” raises several canonical questions. it is generally recognised, su...
Edward Peters
From Washington to Rome, heresy accusations are back
on the evening of may 24 last year, 2,000 left-leaning christians gathered for a candlelit vigil outside the white house. the group’s leader...
Dan Hitchens
Diary: In the footsteps of St Paul
we are visiting thessaloniki, following in the footsteps of st paul. the epistles may not be our compass point (we are using mark mazower’s ...
Cristina Odone
Why African bishops are warning about misuse of holy oils
bishops across africa are warning priests not to misuse holy oils. they are concerned that practices associated with the revival churches ar...
Antoine Roger Lokongo
For Australian Catholics, this could be a high-stakes election
religious freedom, religious education and pro-life issues are all at stake in the australian federal election on may 18. led by bill shorte...
Natasha Marsh
A new conscience rule will help Catholic healthcare
last week president donald trump announced the release of a final conscience rule that seeks to protect healthcare workers and entities from...
Susan T Berry
Sainthood could be a step closer for a wandering poet
sooner rather than later the cause for the canonisation of john bradburne is likely to open, possibly on september 5, the 40th anniversary o...
Simon Caldwell
What next for the College of Cardinals?
there’s been lots of chatter over the past few weeks about a consistory for the creation of new cardinals. as of this writing, nothing has b...
Christopher R. Altieri
World News: From San Cristobal to Kochi
los angeles attorney general investigates church’s record on abuse california attorney general xavier becerra has opened an investigation in...
Staff writers
The Week in Quotations
"christians are confused… each day in rome i receive discouraged and suffering priests. the church is going through the dark night" cardinal...
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Meanwhile: Preaching against dangerous driving
it may not be the most obvious subject for a homily. but in kaduna state in northwestern nigeria, traffic police are hoping to enlist the cl...
Staff writers
The Best of the Web: France, St Augustine and bad thoughts
against romantic melancholy on france at first things, nathan pinkoski and jean-baptiste pateron said that “conservative romantics who love ...
Staff writers
The Week Ahead: Vocations, Dominican discussion, Philippine elections
sunday, may 12 is the 56th world day of prayer for vocations. a website, worlddayofprayerforvocations.com, has resources for parishes and in...
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The Big Story: Academics accuse the Pope of heresy
what happened? a group of academics and priests have accused pope francis of committing the canonical crime of heresy. the group, which incl...
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A hushed-up genocide
ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable to see a headline about the genocide of christians on the bbc website. while the corporation h...
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