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Why is Houellebecq's remorseless pessimism so appealing?
serotonin by michel houellebecq, william heinemann, 309pp, £20/$27 michel houellebecq, the french novelist and professional contrarian, deli...
Ian Thomson
How books kept a broken nation's soul alive
syria’s secret library by mike thomson weidenfeld, 320pp, £18.99/$28 it was because of my love of books as well as my passion for human righ...
Benedict Rogers
Hogarth was a great satirist, but a storyteller above all
william hogarth shone a bright light on the human condition in the mid 18th century. his social commentaries focused on immorality and hypoc...
David V Barrett
George Lloyd wasn't a Catholic. But his Symphonic Mass is a masterpiece of joy
the cornish composer george lloyd (1913-98) experienced an unlikely renaissance during the 1980s, leading to new creative partnerships. the ...
Peter Davison
Letters: The Newman line that inspired me to convert
newman inspired me to come home sir – john owen writes (letters, october 25) that st john henry newman’s “greatest miracle has been the conv...
The Catholic Herald
Vietnam's heartbreaking half-century
the reports of 39 people – now assumed to be vietnamese – who froze to death in a lorry container coming from zeebrugge, and found in essex ...
Mary Kenny
Thousands of medieval churches face ruin. Who will save them?
since leaving the cosmopolitan delights of london and moving to deepest north norfolk three years ago, i have become immersed in the questio...
Peter Sheppard
To win, the pro-life movement must be both more secular and more religious
the anti-abortion movement is in a strange place. on the one hand, roe v wade might soon be substantially weakened by the us supreme court, ...
Ben Conroy
What the Amazon really needs
pope francis suggested that his apostolic exhortation following the amazon synod could be completed before the end of the year. the holy fat...
Fr Raymond de Souza
I was an Anglican bishop. Then the Pope made an offer I couldn't refuse
it hardly seems possible that it has been 10 years since the publication of the apostolic constitution anglicanorum coetibus. this allowed f...
The Catholic Herald
Our ordinariate parish has doubled in size. Here's the secret ingredient
the purpose of benedict xvi’s visit to england in 2010 was not only the beatification of john henry newman but also the establishment of per...
Fr Ed Tomlinson
It hasn't been easy. But ten years on, the ordinariate is a success story
following the announcement 10 years ago of the creation of ordinariates for groups of former anglicans who wished to come into full communio...
Joanna Bogle
After years as the 'Hotel Inspector', I'm going back into the business myself
for the first time in many years, i am working with my mother, olga. we have just bought a 38-bedroom hotel in east sussex, in the medieval ...
Alex Polizzi
Franco's reburial has reopened Church divisions
spain’s former dictator, general francisco franco, has been reburied at a madrid cemetery with church approval, despite protests by right-wi...
Jonathan Luxmoore
Nigeria's clergy are powerless against roaming militias
there was a sombre atmosphere as hundreds of catholics gathered in jalingo diocese, northeast nigeria, to pay their last respects to fr davi...
The Catholic Herald
The Supreme Court, gender dysphoria, and the plight of parents
a rally was recently held on the steps of the supreme court timed to coincide with oral arguments in rg & gr harris funeral homes inc v ...
The Catholic Herald
How a school's 'mafia' culture enabled abuse
the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa), which has been running since 2014, is gradually assembling the most detailed pictur...
Dan Hitchens
Northern Ireland is facing a social revolution no one voted for
last month, two new laws were passed for northern ireland. the laws did not originate in the assembly; no northern irish party won an electi...
Dan Hitchens
After three weeks, 'synodality' remains a mystery
the special assembly of the synod of bishops for the amazon region is in the books. but what actually happened? readers may take the questio...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Boston to Beirut
washington, dc pro-lifer appointed to un post pro-life groups have hailed the appointment of andrew bremberg as us representative to the un ...
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