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Poirot, but not as we know him: A Haunting in Venice, reviewed by Julia Hamilton
christie as a horror movie doesn’t work, says julia hamilton. a haunting in venice is the third in a trilogy of films produced and acted in ...
Julia Hamilton
Divine cameos at the Venice Film Festival
frank mannion seeks out god at an excellent 80th edition of the festival. the catholic church has long played a leading role at the venice f...
Frank Mannion
The Decomposition of Man: Identity, Technocracy, and the Church, by James Kalb
recovering our sanity. the decomposition of man: identity, technocracy, and the church james kalb angelico press, £17, 228 pages i am sittin...
Julian Kwasniewski
Pope Francis to new cardinals on future of Church: 'Mutual listening is essential'
rome – pope francis told the 21 new cardinals he created on saturday, who come from all over the world, that their diversity is a gift which...
Elise Allen
'Distressing': no more Traditional Masses at High Altar of Westminster Cathedral
the latin mass society has been informed that the traditional latin mass may no longer be celebrated at the high altar of westminster cathed...
Joseph Shaw
Christian Voice Ireland event: the Irish thought police strike again
you will be aware that "ireland has changed." the irish media never stop telling you how much ireland has changed, now that they have thrown...
Laura Perrins
JK Huysmans’ final book is a compelling exploration of monastic liturgy
melanie mcdonagh reflects upon benedictine blues. it’s hard now to convey the importance of the novelist jk huysmans for the french literary...
Melanie McDonagh
Vatican's China diplomacy is working, says Hong Kong cardinal-designate
rome – cardinal-designate stephen chow of hong kong, who will receive his red hat from pope francis tomorrow, has voiced his belief that the...
Elise Allen
Pope Francis confesses to bullying fat kid so badly his father made him apologise
rome - pope francis has criticised the practice of so-called “fat shaming” or “body shaming” - and admitted that he once bullied a boy...
The Catholic Herald
St Angela of Foligno: a teacher of theologians
michael hahn reflects on the message of st angela of foligno, ten years on from her canonisation . ten years ago this month, on 9 october 20...
Michael Hahn
Lawyer in ‘trial of the century’ claims defendants treated Vatican bank ‘like a cash machine’
rome – a panel of vatican judges overseeing the trial of ten defendants for extortion and other financial crimes, dubbed the vatican's "tria...
Crux Staff
The problem with prioritising ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue at the Synod
as more details of the october synod emerge, so does a clearer sense of its priorities. on 30 september the synod will begin with an ecumeni...
Gavin Ashenden
Mathematics and the Trinity?
...and why aristotle called theology a science. when i was at school, i enjoyed mathematics a lot more than pe. so when my pe teacher said m...
Fr Robert Verrill OP
Countering scepticism and the value of apologetics
i have a distinct memory of the first time i ever knowingly encountered outspoken scepticism about christianity, in the playground of my pri...
Niall Gooch
Nigeria bishops denounce violence, including assaults on priests and other Christians
yaoundè, cameroon – catholic bishops in africa’s most populous nation have warned that nigeria effectively has been taken over by insurgents...
Ngala Killian Chimtom
October's Synod in Rome will have an impact far beyond the Church
there has been a good deal of hype over this month’s synod on synodality in rome, which will draw together nearly 400 participants. touching...
Elise Ann Allen
Gloria, Dowager Princess of Thurn und Taxis: Fervent campaigner for conservative Catholic values and practices
from biker princess to catholic activist. when i last wrote about gloria, dowager princess of thurn und taxis – aka the harley davidson-driv...
William Cash
Rome prepares for pre-synod frenzy with packed schedule starting this week
rome – the synod of bishops on synodality is this autumn’s catholic equivalent of the american super bowl. as a result, the next few days ar...
John L Allen
Are Pope Francis, the Synod, and Simone Weil inhabiting parallel worlds?
anna rowlands reflects on the synodal process and examines the shared values of pope francis and the french philosopher simone weil. fo...
Anna Rowlands
Pope Francis is well-intentioned but misguided when he talks about migrants
last week president emmanuel macron hosted two prestigious figures to france and one proved more problematical than the other. king ch...
Gavin Mortimer
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