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The steep and rugged pathway
february promises longer days and the first glimmers of spring, but its arrival also heralds the approach of lent on 2 march. ash wednesday ...
Niall Gooch
Can today’s novels do God?
it is little surprise that many agnostic novelists are drawn to religion as a theme: it is dramatic, colourful, and it heightens moral dilem...
Theo Hobson
Festive fortunes
when opera composers take up the bible it isn’t usually in search of spiritual instruction. nothing of the sort was on his mind when verdi r...
Michael White
Loss and gain
there was consternation in oxford when the news went round – like wildfire, as this sort of news invariably does – that the pro-vice-chancel...
Serenhedd James
Crisis of disunity threatens German Church
in his fascinating interview with karl gustel wärnberg in this issue , cardinal gerhard müller, former prefect for the congregation for the ...
The Catholic Herald
Lost your bottle? Turn to Mary
last saturday, i found myself – not for the first time and definitely not for the last – at a hen party. the minute you turn 30, hen parties...
Constance Watson
On His Majesty’s imperial service
like all abstractions, empire is best understood when considered in terms of individuals, their motivation and experience. the current cult ...
Jeremy Black
Diary: Finding the right church in the Big Apple
i had never lived in new york city before i moved to manhattan in 2018. it was daunting to come as a fully formed adult with a 14-year-old c...
Janine di Giovanni
Syon: an English Eden
when the brigittine nuns and priests of syon abbey received their copies of the orcharde of syon in 1519, their world on the bank of the riv...
Jane Whitaker
Why we need Black History Month
in the united states, february is designated as black history month. the uk similarly designates october of each year. while, of course, the...
Ken Craycraft
Dutch Adrian: the Pope nobody wanted
after the death of pope leo x on 1 december 1521, the papal conclave witnessed opposing factions of french and spanish cardinals deadlocked ...
Ray Cavanaugh
Gatekeeper to a new school of English expression
john constable, always a household name, still stands shy of the international stage. although he warrants this major new biography; he sits...
Anthony Mould
'I've never been so sad in my life': Bishops cancel scores of confirmations amid Vatican crackdown on Old Rite
the english bishops have cancelled scores of old rite confirmations following the latest wave of restrictions from rome against traditional ...
Simon Caldwell
Pope Emeritus Benedict sets record straight over disputed meeting about abusive priest
pope emeritus benedict xvi has apologized for mistakenly saying that he did not attend a disputed meeting in 1980 while serving as archbisho...
CNA Staff
Report falsely accuses Croat Catholic champion of persecuted Christians of 'Islamophobia'
a catholic politician has objected to her inclusion in a report on islamophobia in europe, saying that it is based on “false accusations.” m...
CNA Staff
Unrepentant U.S. President Biden vows to promote abortion with 'every tool' at his disposal
president joe biden pledged to defend a so-called right to abortion and reaffirmed his commitment to the widespread availability of the proc...
Christine-Rousselle
Pope Francis declares St. Irenaeus ‘Doctor of Unity’
pope francis on friday officially declared st. irenaeus of lyon as the 37th doctor of the church, with the title “doctor unitatis” (“doctor ...
Courtney Mares
Emeritus Pope Benedict prays for abuse victims in wake of shock report
archbishop georg gänswein said pope emeritus benedict xvi is praying for abuse victims in the wake of a report on the handling of abuse case...
CNA Staff
Not taking a shine to Catholicism
closing soon in paris is the most recent rendezvous for the west’s occasional romance with the islamic world. ‘cartier and islamic art: in s...
Lucien de Guise
German report accuses Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI of mishandling four clerical abuse cases
a long-awaited report on the handling of abuse cases in germany’s archdiocese of munich and freising has criticised pope emeritus benedict x...
CNA Staff
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