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Habemus App-am! Duolingo has finally launched a Latin course
"of course, no one ever actually spoke latin," a particularly stupid – and incompetent – latin teacher once told a friend of mine. the teach...
Harry Mount
The logic behind Pope Francis's cardinal appointments
the creation of cardinals used to be fairly predictable, as red hats were given to “cardinalatial” sees and the more senior and historic off...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Pope fiction: a new film could entrench myths about Benedict and Francis
the world premiere of the two popes, a film directed by fernando meirelles and written by anthony mccarten, took place at the telluride film...
Christopher R. Altieri
Diary: The radio presenter who makes the early hours bearable
since the brexit vote i’ve found that lbc talk radio has everything that refugees from the bbc’s boring radio 4 today programme could want. ...
Andrew M Brown
Greenland was once a Catholic bastion – then the Church vanished
a 13th-century norwegian chronicler thought long and hard about why anyone would want to settle greenland – the subject of a recent dispute ...
Jonathan Wright
The Vatican makes a dramatic move against a crisis-hit cardinal
there appears to be no imminent finale to the corruption scandal that has dogged the syro-malabar catholic church and its head, cardinal geo...
Saptarshi Ray
A shaman, an assisted suicide, and a headache for Seattle archdiocese
between the invented “community statement” a portland parish appended to the creed we heard about last month, and the fact that a self-ident...
Jordan Bloom
Seven bishops reveal how they increased vocations
ask bishops how their dioceses are doing for vocations to the priesthood and a response you’ll often receive is: “not too bad, but we’d like...
Jim Graves
What this stone church reveals about early English Christianity
in august archaeologists excavating on the south side of st mary and st ethelburga’s church in lyminge, kent, uncovered the stone apse (pict...
The Catholic Herald
What job does Bishop Zanchetta have to do?
another letter caused something of a stir last week. it came from a high-ranking official in the secretariat of state and was presented to t...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Little Rock to Knock
richmond, virginia appointee resigns over anti-catholic remarks a new appointee to the virginia state council on women’s issues has resigned...
Staff writers
The week in quotations
"these purported apparitions, messages and miracles are, in fact, a fabrication" bishop michael olson of fort worth, texas, on alleged appar...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: Pope gets stuck in elevator
thousands waited anxiously for pope francis to appear at the window of the apostolic palace to say the angelus on sunday. when he arrived, s...
Staff writers
The best of the web: Stalin's Catholic daughter
how stalin’s daughter became a catholic at aleteia, john burger observed that “the importance of grandparents in one’s life cannot be undere...
Staff writers
The week ahead: Pope in Mauritius, Glastonbury pilgrims, St Theresa relics
pope francis will meet government leaders and the bishops of madagascar tomorrow before visiting the tomb of blessed victoire rasoamanarivo....
Staff writers
Overlooked: Benedict XVI defends essay on abuse crisis
what happened? pope emeritus benedict xvi has defended his interpretation of the abuse crisis, in a brief statement four months after his or...
Staff writers
The big story: Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals
what happened? pope francis has announced 13 new cardinals, 10 of them under 80 and so able to vote for his eventual successor. in his unexp...
Staff writers
With the new cardinals, the next conclave will be unlike any other
pope francis was on his way to make an important announcement on sunday when something peculiar happened. for several minutes pilgrims gathe...
The Catholic Herald
September 6, 2019
The Catholic Herald
There's no excuse for letting schoolchildren go hungry
in bygone days schoolchildren would be seen at midday with their tin lunch pails or strolling home from neighbourhood schools to eat with th...
The Catholic Herald
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