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Tom Holland's Diary: Why I never finished the Camino
writing my most recent book felt rather like going on a pilgrimage. the theme of dominion: the making of the western mind , which came out e...
The Catholic Herald
Amid Israel's election turmoil, the Church is keeping a low profile
the recent general election in israel, the second this year, has confirmed the country’s political gridlock. veteran prime minister benjamin...
Jon Anderson
Eritrea's crackdown and the Church's dilemma
the showdown between the eritrean government and the catholic church shows no sign of abating. four catholic schools have been seized by the...
James Jeffrey
The iconoclastic senator winning admirers among 'post-liberal' Catholics
he is, according to the liberal blogger ed kilgore of new york magazine, “the face of the post-trump right”. and the iconoclastic misso...
Jordan Bloom
‘God wanted this’: the cult of John Bradburne goes from strength to strength
the huge and growing devotion to john bradburne is an indicator that the murdered franciscan missionary could well become zimbabwe’s first s...
Simon Caldwell
The Polish exodus from the UK could contribute to Catholic decline
many of the poles who moved to britain over the last 15 years are considering a return to their home country, according to recent reports. w...
Simon Caldwell
Why the German bishops are in such a hurry
tensions between rome and the german bishops are high at the moment, with repeated warnings from several high-ranking curial officials and o...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Alto Solimões to Asmara
buffalo poll: catholics hope bishop malone steps down an opinion poll has found widespread discontent with bishop richard malone of buffalo,...
Staff writers
Quotes of the week
"the proverbial ill wind that blows no one any good" nigerian bishops on criticism of pope francis ‘from some higher levels of the church’ c...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: 'What do you confess to the plants in your life?'
the sacrament of reconciliation is all very well, but have you considered confessing your sins to a garden? at the non-denominational union ...
Staff writers
The week ahead: Missal anniversary, war memorial and a novena
tomorrow, saturday september 28, the association for latin liturgy will mark its 50th anniversary with an open meeting and mass at corpus ch...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Vatican puts finishing touches to new constitution
what happened? the vatican has moved a step closer towards having a new constitution. pope francis’s council of cardinal advisers has b...
Staff writers
The big story: Influential priest accused of 'ambiguity'
what happened? archbishop charles chaput of philadelphia has criticised the influential priest-author fr james martin, saying his work ...
Staff writers
Could the Vatican-China deal undermine the Church's credibility?
last sunday marked the first anniversary of the “provisional agreement” between china and the holy see. it was the result of decades of dipl...
The Catholic Herald
September 27, 2019
The Catholic Herald
Some counsels on faith and religion for our present generation
it’s no secret that today we’re witnessing a massive decline in church attendance and, seemingly, a parallel loss of interest in religion. t...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
The artist who saw the prophet Ezekiel in Peckham
the best known of blake’s works is that bit of his poem on milton which we know as jerusalem – the anthem of the women’s institute, the rauc...
Melanie McDonagh
Heretic of the week: Robert Browne
rather obscure today, robert browne (1550s-1633) is arguably one of the most important figures in anglo-american religious history. born to ...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0611
cryptic across 7 dog one from strasbourg (8) 8 chap’s going back to the old country (4) 9 how americans familiarize with the east (6) 10 jus...
Alun Evans
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week i sunday, september 22 : 25th sunday in ordinary time am 8:4-7; ps 113; 1 tm 2:1-8; lk 16:1-13 monday,...
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