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Cecilia Marogna: Vatican trial of Becciu associate continues
rome – lawyers for one of the defendants in the vatican’s “trial of the century” for financial crimes not only insisted that their client is...
Elise Allen
Belgian Catholic bishop advocates euthanasia for the elderly
a catholic bishop in belgium has declared his support for the euthanasia of elderly people. bishop johan bonny of antwerp made a distinction...
Simon Caldwell
Pope urges permanent media blackout at Synod, saying gossip is 'anti-Holy Spirit'
rome – pope francis opened his synod on synodality by urging members to abstain from speaking to journalists in order to maintain what he sa...
Elise Allen
Two cheers for Laudate Deum, the musings of a '1960s flower child' that falls short on theology
on the feast of st francis of assisi, pope francis promulgated his apostolic exhortation, laudate deum , expressly to complement his 2...
Ken Craycraft
CES rejects report accusing Catholic schools of snubbing SEND children
catholic school representatives in the united kingdom have rejected the conclusions of a report which claims that catholic primary schools s...
Charles Collins
Pope's new eco-manifesto slams climate sceptics and urges dramatic action to combat climate change
rome – warning that “the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point,” pope francis on wednesday released a n...
Crux Staff
'The assumption must be faced that Pope Francis is consciously breaking with the Church’s tradition'
we can’t say we weren’t warned. on world youth day in rio de janeiro in 2013, pope francis, excited by the crowds of young ...
Gavin Ashenden
The makings of a 'CarMelkite': How life as a Carmelite nun helped me better savour Eastern Catholic liturgies
in a world where distractions are ever-present and self-aggrandisement is mistaken as confidence, there comes a time in everyone’s life duri...
Buchi Akpati
The necessity of a silent reception of Holy Communion
a herald reader reflects on a recent experience. at the church which i attend, communion is received kneeling, on the tongue. “corpus christ...
Anonymous Catholic
A screenplay about the life of Fr John Gerard: a positively countercultural project
mark batey introduces his screenplay about the life of fr john gerard. cancel culture, thought police, identity politics. these may sound li...
Mark Batey
Pope responds to cardinals' dubia, says 'maybe' to blessing some same-sex unions, ‘no’ on women priests
rome – responding to a group of five cardinals who posed critical questions about his upcoming synod of bishops on synodality, pope francis ...
Elise Allen
There is nothing new about the pope's concern for the environment
with a follow-up to 'laudato si', the pope's environmental encyclical, due to be published 4 october, suzanne topham wonders what else the c...
Suzanne Topham
Cardinals send 'dubia' to Pope Francis before Synod on Synodality
rome – five cardinals have submitted a new set of dubia , or doubts, to pope francis regarding his synod of bishops on synodality whic...
The Catholic Herald
How Blaise Pascal's legacy endures – and gains the respect of Pope Francis
benjamin ivry on the french catholic polymath blaise pascal, born 400 years ago, whose sharp mind inspired a kinship with pope francis....
Benjamin Ivry
The problems with the Synod
the synod on synodality, which starts at the beginning of this month, is something unique in the history of the church. it is a synod about ...
The Catholic Herald
Synodal secrecy: is Pope Francis relying on murmuring, rather than megaphones?
rome – in the annals of church affairs, some synods are sufficiently famous – or, as the case may be, infamous – as to merit their own infor...
John L Allen
Clash of the Prefects: An Olympian struggle between two opposed theological visions
clash of the titans is a nearly 50-year-old fantasy action film based on ancient greek mythology. since 2013, quite a few catholics have rep...
Diana Montagna
The Sino-Vatican Pact isn't working: so why does Cardinal Chow insist that it is?
this weekend should have been one of celebration for hong kong catholics – the elevation of their new bishop to the rank of cardinal. the fa...
B Rogers
Judgement is Coming
the parables in st matthew’s gospel are eschatological in their message. as the liturgical year draws to a close, our attention is always tu...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Sir Anthony Kenny: Why the Acts of the Apostles is my favourite book of the Bible
among the narrative books of the new testament, the acts of the apostles stands out as containing material claiming to be an eye-witness rec...
Sir Anthony Kenny
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