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The Fernández kiss of death?
this controversial appointment could lead to more headaches at the vatican. the appointment of archbishop víctor manuel fernández as the new...
Diana Montagna
Entropy may not be such a bad thing
we all have order and disorder in our lives – and in the universe. back in march, i gave my room a good spring clean. since then, diso...
Fr Robert Verrill OP
The Church has a part to play in preserving culture, the arts and sciences
the 400th anniversary of the death of william byrd, the great english composer of polyphonic sacred music, fell on july 4. on that day cardi...
Niall Gooch
The right not to say what you don’t believe
the supreme court’s ruling is pro-freedom of speech, not anti-gay. in late june, before adjourning until the next october term, the supreme ...
Ken Craycraft
What World Youth Day means to Australians
this week, many hundreds of thousands of young people have gathered in lisbon, portugal for world youth day. some 3,000 australians are amon...
Anthony Cleary
The Church did not fail Sinéad O'Connor, modern Ireland did
in its 2022 report on human rights in afghanistan, amnesty international summarises the situation which would not be unfamiliar to most peop...
Dualta Roughneen
Ireland is still an intimate, close-knit society, despite the changes over the last few years
‘mind you – i’ve said nothing’, says mary kenny . in 1953, the satirical writer and novelist honor tracy published a book about ireland call...
Mary Kenny
US Catholic Schools performed better in the pandemic than state schools
despite their high success rate, catholic schools in the us are struggling for funding – and for survival – says jamie macguire . according ...
James MacGuire
Is Pope Francis stacking the deck for the next conclave?
are we reading too much into pope francis’s upcoming consistory, which could influence the choice of his successor, asks john h allen jr . r...
John Allen
Diary: by Fr Anthony Robbie
summer may be warming the children of the north at this time of year, but it is a very different story here by bondi beach in new south wale...
Fr Anthony Robbie
Letter from the Editor: Concerns over Synod and Conclave
the next two years are going to be as important for the church as the years of vatican ii in the 1960s, during which time the catholic heral...
William Cash
Summer spiritual reading
this is the month when many of our readers go on holiday – and it seems likely that, given the blistering temperatures predicted in europe t...
The Catholic Herald
New-look Princes of the Church
in a flurry of pontifical activity, the pope has named 21 new cardinals – one of them archbishop fernández, the new head of the dicast...
The Catholic Herald
The Pope’s new doctrinal enforcer
pope francis’s appointment of archbishop víctor manuel fernández as the new head of the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith is one of th...
The Catholic Herald
The Catholic Herald's Leading UK Catholics 2023
every year, the catholic herald draws up a list of prominent catholics in the uk – and every year, the criteria for entry are slightly diffe...
The Catholic Herald
Gender dysphoria is real. Being 'trans' is not
barbie is one of the most perceptive depictions of female puberty that i have ever encountered. as a child in the girl power culture o...
Suzanne Topham
Top EU official challenges COVID worship ban in unprecedented religious freedom case
a top eu official and former special envoy for freedom of religion or belief has challenged the 2021 covid restrictions on public worship at...
Olenka Hamilton
Pope Francis delivers surprise Facebook live message
rome – by now, pope francis’s novel use of media should surprise no one – except, perhaps, his official pr personnel, who are constantly bei...
Crux Staff
Sinéad O’Connor was failed by the Church
in october 1996 i found myself in a seminar group with sinéad o’connor. my name then was o’neill and the alphabet had lumped us together lon...
Katherine Bennett
Climate alarmism is the modern day paganism
chesterton and voltaire gave us due warning. “he who does not believe in god will believe in anything,” stated the forme...
Gavin Ashenden
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