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The wit and wisdom of a superlative priest-writer
a year with fr rutler by fr george william rutler sophia institute press, 744pp, £200/$250 about time last year i flew to new york with a si...
Michael Warren Davis
The visions that lit up the trenches
a supernatural war by owen davies oup, 284pp, £20/$28 "there are no atheists in foxholes” – that’s the common perception of spirituality on ...
David V Barrett
Intimacy, joy and relief: a painting that reveals the heart of penance
Ribalta’s great portrait shows that penance is not ultimately defined by our wrongdoing
Eve Tushnet
The joy of dining alone
"dining,” someone once said to me, when the subject of eating alone in restaurants came up, “is something you have to do with another person...
Robert Wargas
First universities rejected God - now they're banishing the human spirit
i have to admit that a great deal bothers me today, and much of it has to do with higher education. this is only partly because i have retur...
Charles Coulombe
Letters & Emails
letter of the week prosperity, poverty and the gospel sir – the catholic prosperity gospel is not something new (cover story, november 30). ...
The Catholic Herald
From full-time mums to nurses, Britain is failing its carers
Politics is hopelessly biased against care and domesticity
David Goodhart
Rights need more than declarations
seventy years ago this week, the un’s universal declaration of human rights was published, and its clarion call of basic human rights for al...
Mary Kenny
Sisters versus human traffickers
here’s an interesting experiment: next time you are in a group of people – catholic or not – ask them to name two anti-slavery organisations...
Luke de Pulford and Sister Lynda Dearlove
Glimpsing the divine in St Petersburg
i have seen the future and it is russia’s past, although not necessarily the bit i expected, certainly not the communist era, which has almo...
Tim Stanley
When it comes to Christmas cards, Prince Charles should know better
i am becomingly increasingly hostile to the fashion for people putting images of themselves and families on christmas cards. even the royals...
Ann Widdecombe
Catholic of the Year: the winner is...
In every diocese in the world, faith-filled priests and lay people have given a heroic witness to Christ
The Catholic Herald
Washington Diary: Something strange is happening to Donald Trump
After President George HW Bush's death, Donald Trump did a convincing impression of a sombre statesman
Freddy Gray
How Satanists are using religious freedom to challenge Christianity
a visitor to the illinois state capitol will find three holiday displays curiously juxtaposed: a christmas tree, a menorah, and “an apple up...
Jeff Cimmino
As churches are demolished in China, the Chinese are building them elsewhere
close to the holy family minor basilica, nairobi’s catholic cathedral, a team of chinese engineers can be seen directing work on a building ...
Francis Njuguna
Is true independence on the way for Ukraine's Orthodox Christians?
last october, orthodox patriarch bartholomew of constantinople announced the creation of a new autocephalous (self-governing) national churc...
Fr Mark Drew
Britain's homelessness crisis: more explanations than solutions
"a decent provision for the poor,” said samuel johnson, “is the true test of civilisation.” that’s an uncomfortable reflection when you walk...
Dan Hitchens
Pope Francis prepares for dialogue in the desert
pope francis is going to the arabian peninsula. the announcement from the press office of the holy see attracted significant attention, but ...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news
new orleans, louisiana amazon founder gives $15 million to catholic charities the world’s richest man has donated $15 million (£12 million) ...
Staff Reporter
Week in review
the big story of the past seven days ✣ pope to make historic visit to abu dhabi what happened? pope francis will visit abu dhabi, the capita...
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