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Rome cannot ignore the prosecution of Cardinal Zen
this month sees the trial in hong kong of cardinal joseph zen. he and four defendants face charges of failing properly to register a fund (n...
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The problem with God
countless thoughtful, compassionate people cite high levels of undeserved suffering as a basic obstacle to belief in a benign creator. anyon...
Rupert Shortt
Merely Catholic with Simon Caldwell: The Beast of Bethulia Park
dr gavin ashenden talks to the journalist simon caldwell about his debut novel, the beast of bethulia park, in this 21st episode of merely c...
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The eternal significance of a Catholic education
in this month’s issue, we publish our first survey of all independent catholic schools in great britain. the survey shows the diversity and ...
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Police arrest Catholic mother over accusations of Twitter gender abuse
police in surrey have swooped on the home of a catholic mother-of-five after she was accused of posting “malicious” online messages about “g...
Simon Caldwell
Terrorists cut throats of Christians in raid on mission, Mozambique bishop reveals
a bishop in mozambique has revealed that extremists disguised in military uniform gathered a crowd of people together, before separating the...
Staff Reporter
A Garland for the Queen
the magnitude of queen elizabeth ii’s service to the united kingdom, the commonwealth and the world remains both incalculable and indescriba...
John Studzinski
Not to praise, but to bury
of all the events to mark the destruction of st benet’s hall in oxford, one might have thought that the optimistically-titled mass in “thank...
Joe Lord
Pilgrims progress to Santiago
our tabard inn was la rosa negra café. not exactly a 14th-century inn on the thames in southwark, but a neighbourhood bar in vigo serving al...
William Cash
The Scoles family: a Catholic architectural dynasty
joseph john scoles (1798-1863) was born in london, the son of a catholic joiner. he was educated at baddesley green and in 1812 apprenticed ...
Michael Hodges
The Exorcist frenzy
a stern-faced, dark-haired priest wielding an out-stretched crucifix spanned the front cover of the feb-ruary 11, 1974 issue of newsweek. in...
Nick Ripatrazone
US Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Business and Philanthropy
robert agostinelli chairman, rhône group rochester, ny native robert agostinelli, aged 69, attended the aquinas institute and served as an a...
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Keeping the Faith
today the future of catholic identity in the us and uk depends more than ever on leadership and example from an active and committed laity. ...
James MacGuire
Diary: A priest guides fellow travellers to St James
standing in the shade of an apricot tree in the garden of a house in caldas de reis as mass ended one hot july evening, the words of bunyan’...
Fr Nicholas Leviseur
Faith in film
douglas urbanski knows what a good film looks like, because he’s made lots of them: tinker, tailor, soldier, spy; darkest hour;the social ne...
Gertrude Clarke
Fresh start Fra'
there are few grander titles than the grand prior of the sovereign military order of malta, and it would be hard to find more fabulous regal...
Gertrude Clarke
Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises by A N Wilson
an wilson’s confessions is subtitled “a life of failed promises”, which is a little harsh for one of the most consistently lively and entert...
Melanie McDonagh
Diary: by John Martin Robinson
this year marked the 40th anniversary of my appointment as a herald, one of the human playing-cards who turn out in colourful costumes to le...
John Martin Robinson
Poulenc’s glorious surrealism
that the composer francis poulenc was devoutly catholic is signalled by his output of choral works so fervent they force you to your knees: ...
Michael White
US Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Education
mark bradford executive director, regina academies mark bradford, who lives in pennsylvania, is the executive director of the regina academi...
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