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Sciaf chief appointed to lead Caritas six months after mass sackings
the executive director of sciaf, the overseas aid agency of the scottish bishops, has been elected as head of caritas internationalis six mo...
Simon Caldwell
Leading Catholics and rabbis agree: help terminally ill, reject assisted suicide
leading israeli rabbis and catholic church leaders have signed a joint declaration on the ethics of treating the terminally ill, and rejecti...
Kevin-Jones
Clergy ID cards are nothing more than a gimmick
france has traditionally been regarded as “la fille aînée de l'église”, the oldest daughter of the church, reflecting the fact that there ha...
Niall Gooch
It's a lonely world without God
pastoral care for loneliness: a new apostolate matthew fforde gracewing, £9.99, 96 pages this book is the new english edition of matth...
Kate Calderwood
Tell Me Good Things: On Love, Death and Marriage, by James Runcie
tell me good things: on love, death and marriage james runcie bloomsbury, £12.99, 224 pages marilyn imrie died in august 2...
Margaret Nicholson
King Alfred's nun-daughter – Æthelgifu: First Saxon Abbess, by Deborah M Jones
æthelgifu: first saxon abbess deborah m jones independently published, £7.99, 188 pages recent years have seen the royal women of anglo-saxo...
Francis Young
French priests to carry ID cards to show if they are sex offenders
priests in france will be required to carry qr codes that the public can scan in order to check if they have been struck off as part of a se...
The Catholic Herald
Bishops denounce creation of babies by 'three-parent' IVF
the creation of up to five babies by three-parent in vitro fertilisation has come under criticism from the catholic bishops of england and w...
Simon Caldwell
Jessica Powers: Habits of poetry and prayer
nick ripatrazone writes in his new book about jessica powers, an american nun and mystical catholic poet. ‘i should like to go to new york.”...
Nick Ripatrazone
Miracles might happen
hollywood continues to stereotype the church, says julia hamilton. miracle at manchester is a drama, based on a true story, of high-school s...
Julia Hamilton
Dogs at the foot of the Cross
lucien de guise on the tale of two paintings, by craigie aitchison and salvador dalí. scotland is not the first place that comes to min...
Lucien de Guise
Lost and found at the Foundling Museum
mary walker takes in finding family at the foundling museum in london. family is where you find it, as they say. it is a broad statement in ...
Mary Walker
The Green Man on the King’s card
in the weeks leading up to the coronation, 2,000 invitations landed on doormats across the uk and the wider world. perhaps in a last few cit...
Niall Gooch
Pope recognises martyrdom of Coptic Christians murdered by Islamic State
pope francis has recognised as martyrs a group of 21 coptic orthodox christians murdered by islamic state terrorists eight years ago. the ho...
Simon Caldwell
The architectural legacy of the 15th Duke of Norfolk and the Fitzalan-Howards
after the death of the apostate 11th duke of norfolk in 1815, the dukedom was inherited by his distant cousin, henry howard of glossop. the ...
Michael Hodges
Pope cracked down on Latin Mass to halt ideological 'restorationism'
pope francis has said he launched the latest crackdown against access to the traditional latin mass because the old rite was being misused “...
Simon Caldwell
New York Archdiocese investigating ‘God is trans’ exhibit at Catholic parish
the archdiocese of new york is investigating a catholic parish in manhattan for hosting an art exhibit called “god is trans: a queer spiritu...
Joe Bukuras
Finding intensity and delight in new and abounding talent
in his lifetime (1637-1707) dietrich buxtehude rose to fame in mainland europe as organist and choirmaster at the mariankirche, lubeck...
Michael White
Obituary: Sir Sebastian Roberts, 1954-2023
popular officer and respected military ethicist. at six feet and seven inches, major-general sir sebastian roberts, who died on march 9 aged...
The Catholic Herald
Catholic librarian sacked for criticising council’s China contract elected as councillor to same local authority
a catholic former librarian has been elected as an independent councillor to the local authority that sacked her for publicly criticising it...
Simon Caldwell
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