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Fr Konstantin Budkiewicz and why the Blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church
andrzej piotrowski reflects on fr konstantin budkiewicz, 100 years after his murder. with his balding pate, pince-nez spectacles and boy-lik...
Andrzej Piotrowski
Mary and Joseph were guided by goodness
during lent we should look to the model obedience of mary and joseph. the month of march falls entirely within lent this year, but there are...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Deepening faith amidst strife
faith can be deepened, not destroyed, by strife, even when the suffering is unspeakable, says rupert shortt. when the renowned jewish thinke...
Rupert Shortt
The Lancet Commission: Considering death and its value
the ‘lancet commission on the value of death’ has much to commend it, says james le fanu. like many before me, i find myself at that stage o...
James Le Fanu
A tribute to Mgr Alfred Gilbey
miles pattenden revisits the legacy of mgr alfred gilbey, a quarter of a century after his death. march 26 this year marks the 25th annivers...
Miles Pattenden
Ron DeSantis: the Catholic rival feared by Trump
the race to become the republican challenger to joe biden in next year’s presidential election has suddenly started to heat up. republican p...
Nicholas Wapshott
Traditional Latin Mass: the latest pawn in the Vatican chess game
vatican politics is beginning to look a little like a chess game. white against black. a battle between those who love the church throu...
Gavin Ashenden
Netflix's 'Human Playground' reminds us that play is fundamental to our existence
a bull has the ability to charge at you at up to 35mph. there are 10 40 possible moves in chess. if a cue ball hits half of the intend...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Liverpool and Leeds crack down on Latin Mass in parish churches
the bishops of liverpool and leeds have cancelled traditional latin masses in their parish churches in the wake of further restrictions on a...
Simon Caldwell
Irish government ignores in-depth report in favour of emotive poem
irish prime minister leo varadkar, gave an insight in parliament last week about how policy is made. speaking in the dáil , he told of...
Dualta Roughneen
Letter from Rome: the Roche rescript comes with all the zeal of Saul the Pharisee
cardinal arthur roche, prefect of the dicastery for divine worship and the discipline of the sacraments (photo: marcin mazur) vatican city s...
Diana Montagna
Housekeeper’s husband officially charged in murder of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell
carlos medina, the suspect in the murder of los angeles auxiliary bishop david o’connell, was arraigned in state court wednesday and formall...
Joe Bukuras
Roald Dahl rewrites: will the Bible be next?
i made the mistake over christmas of letting my kids watch home alone and they have since been rounded up and placed into a young offender’s...
Katherine Bennett
The deeper we enter into Lent the harder we find it - but the rewards are immeasurable
in the fight against injustice, the targets have always been relative to the aim. the suffragettes targeted those denying women the right to...
Katherine Bennett
Laughter is the best medicine in this post-truth world
we know jesus wept, but did he laugh? and if he did, how might that help us in our struggles with the culture wars, and in our attempts...
Gavin Ashenden
Judge dismisses 'thought crime' case against duo who prayed outside abortion clinic
a judge in birmingham has acquitted a catholic priest and a pregnancy counsellor of so-called “thought crimes” after police charged the pair...
Simon Caldwell
Podcast 37: The New Puritans with Andrew Doyle
andrew doyle, the comedian, broadcaster and writer, joins dr gavin ashenden for the 37th episode of merely catholic, the podcast series for ...
The Catholic Herald
<strong>Why are more Christians killed in Nigeria than everywhere else combined?</strong>
“allahu akbar!” shouted a terrorist in spain recently as he wounded a priest and killed a sacristan in broad daylight. god is great, certain...
John Pontifex
'Almost no sign' of international response in Syria
a catholic charity’s projects coordinator reporting from the scene of the devastating earthquakes has said that there is little, if any, evi...
Staff Reporter
Irish teacher's religious objection to gender affirmation backed by the science
enoch burke was originally suspended from his role as a secondary school teacher at wilson’s hospital school in ireland for refusing to reco...
Dualta Roughneen
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