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The ruinous rise of Tripadvisor
on a recent wobbly day, i went, as is my occasional wont, to my local church. i’ve done this wherever i’ve lived – in london, athens, variou...
Violet Hudson
Relics of first Korean Catholic martyrs identified with DNA testing
rome newsroom, sep 1, 2021 / 14:00 pm the relics of three of korea’s oldest catholic martyrs have been identified with dna testing, the dioc...
Courtney Mares
It came down from Heaven
during the summer, i had a conversation with the former archbishop of canterbury, rowan williams, about bach. simon russell beale was playin...
sarah sands
Holding Cromwell to account
what an extraordinary historian ronald hutton is. he is justly celebrated as the author of two books on popular customs and the cycle of the...
Melanie McDonagh
On Pilgrimage with Peter Frankopan
where would you go? assisi. we have been several times before and it has always been a very special place for us. as my wife and i turned 50...
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The English cathedrals and churches of Edward Welby Pugin (1834-75)
the reputation of ew pugin has inevi tably, to a degree, been overshadowed by that of his father, augustus welby northmore pugin (1812-52). ...
Michael Hodges
How Latin opens up the world
the trouble with these boys is that the masters have been talking to them about the parthenon when they should have been talking to them abo...
Dominic Sullivan
Abortion chief defends Nottingham priest
the former head of the uk’s largest private abortion provider has come to the defence of a catholic university chaplain “cancelled” for expr...
Simon Caldwell
Singing together again
it was sunday morning, and i was wallowing in a deep bath when my hostess knocked on the door. “mass is at ten. will you play?” this is not ...
Serenhedd James
A Catholic education
my father did not choose to send his four children to a catholic school, or even a boarding school. while our cousins trotted off to amplefo...
Sophia Waugh
Pope advances sainthood cause of heroic young mother
pope francis has advanced the cause for sainthood of a young mother who sacrificed her own life to save her unborn child. the pontiff recogn...
Simon Caldwell
Pro-abortion groups appeal to Supreme Court against Texas' 'Heartbeat Act'
washington d.c., aug 30, 2021 / 16:10 pm pro-abortion groups are asking the supreme court to block texas’ law that would allow private citiz...
Christine-Rousselle
Chowing down on chimichurri with St Cornelius
the patron saint for september is st cornelius, who was also a pope. he is the patron saint of cattle, so needless to say i am doing my reci...
Tessa Balfour
The best shadows of the year
i long for the coming change in the feel of the garden. i am not a gardener who obsessively tidies in the autumn. in fact, i make great effo...
charlie-hart
‘Preparing people for life’
headmaster robin dyer was hired by ampleforth in september 2019 to restructure the school after difficulties to do with the aftermath of the...
Olenka Hamilton
University cancels Catholic priest as chaplain over views on abortion
nottingham, england, aug 27, 2021 / 13:00 pm a university in england has refused to recognize a catholic priest as a chaplain over comments ...
CNA Staff
Analysis: What's behind rumors that Pope Francis will resign?
rome, italy, aug 30, 2021 / 00:00 am despite ongoing rumors, there is no confirmation that pope francis is drafting a document that defines ...
andrea-gagliarducci
Is vaccination a moral responsibility?
pope francis – and indeed pope benedict – made a point of being vaccinated publicly; pope francis has from the outset expressly supported th...
The Catholic Herald
A bonfire of Europe’s vanity
like the proverbial bus, you wait for an exhibition of catholic cultural interest to come along and then two show up at once. as nobody noti...
Lucien de Guise
The Vatican's trials and tribulations
early next month, the trial resumes of cardinal angelo becciu and nine others charged with a number of serious irregularities relating to va...
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