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Heroes, by the grace of God

twenty-five years ago, st john paul ii concluded his encyclical on the moral life by pointing to the martyrs. there are always circumstances...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Rome’s buried battle

archaeologists have discovered remarkable physical evidence of constantine’s defining victory at the milvian bridge a few years ago, an open...

Desmond O'Grady

Repent for the past, but look to the future

eight years ago all the press could talk about before the visit to britain of pope benedict xvi was child abuse. the media predicted the wee...

Ann Widdecombe

The wonderful dread of American football

football is a great sport – so great that fans of other games have stolen its name, as if they could thereby borrow its splendour and glory....

Matthew Schmitz

Will voters forgive Boris?

when anthony eden became prime minister in 1955 – having effectively been kept out of the job by churchill overstaying his tenure – he was t...

Mary Kenny

Council of confusion

australian catholics are preparing for a ‘plenary council’. but the church is in danger of encouraging false expectations jump on to any dio...

Natasha Marsh

Comments of the week

letters should include a genuine postal or email address, phone number and the style or title of the writer. email: letters@catholicherald.c...

The Catholic Herald

Music: Elegant, meticulous…but still Karajan-lite

when simon rattle left the berlin philharmonic – by tradition, expectation and occasional reality the finest orchestra on earth – the job of...

Michael White

Fine arts: The lost worlds of an emigrant artist

thomas cole’s name does not gain instant recognition in britain. in his adopted land of the united states, however, he is revered as the fou...

David Oldroyd-Bolt

The modern pope who reversed course

the pope who would be king by david kertzer, random house, 512pp, £25 for a 21st-century english catholic, stepping into the world described...

Robin Aitken

Omnium Gatherum

september is traditionally designated for devotion to the seven sorrows of mary, a feast celebrated in the heart of the month, the 15th, imm...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Duellers, dog lovers and head-banging bishops

a field guide to the english clergy by the revd fergus butler-gallie, oneworld, 192pp, £12.99 if one were to run a competition to find the f...

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Word this week

the 24th sunday of the year is 50:5-9a; ps 116; jas 2:14-18; mk 8:27-35 (year b) ‘i love the lord for he has heard the cry of my appeal, for...

Bishop David McGough

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week iv sunday, september 16: 24th sunday in ordinary time is 50:5-9a; ps 116; jas 2:14-18; mk 8:27-35 monday, s...

The Catholic Herald

Fr Dominic Allain: The men who knew McCarrick

i had hoped not to write about the abuse crisis again, but actually everything i do reminds me of it. school and seminary have begun again, ...

Fr Dominic Allain

Prize crossword 0559

cryptic across 8 pigment from iron, for instance, found covering chain (5) 9 galatian town religious figure one’s sounding hesitant to meet ...

Alun Evans

Andrew M Brown: The woman who glimpsed Elvis’s turmoil

a fascinating phone call came through to the obituaries desk at the telegraph last week. it was from an actress who had spent time with elvi...

Andrew M Brown

Boston archdiocese says O’Malley will ‘personally review’ all abuse letters

In July it emerged that a letter outlining allegations against Archbishop McCarrick had never reached the cardinal

Catholic News Agency

What Pope Francis can clarify about the Vigano testimony – and what he can't

The Vatican is apparently preparing a response. But what can they really say?

Ed Condon/CNA

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