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Did World War II undermine Catholicism?
mass exodus by stephen bullivant oup, 302pp, £25/$32.95 why catholics leave, what they miss, and how they might return by stephen bullivant ...
Joseph Shaw
A four-hour masterpiece that you simply have to see
the opening of burning bush has the look of a sixties teen movie, with grinning kids gyrating to rock ’n’ roll – almost beach party without ...
Carl Curtis
Mahler's anguished but enduring faith
in 1860, gustav mahler was born into a german-speaking jewish family in the bohemian village of kaliště, then part of the austrian empire. w...
Peter Davison
Letters & emails
catholics need a dash of confidence sir – hearing boris johnson expounding in the house of commons his belief in the greatness of the u...
The Catholic Herald
Men's brains aren't wired to notice housework
it’s considered now to be a major cause of inequality between men and women, and a prime factor in the “gender imbalance” of society. that i...
Mary Kenny
Neo-Victorians like Rees-Mogg know what Britain is lacking
i’m very much enjoying our neo-victorian government. i’ve been pushing boris for pm for over a year: i said on bbc question time that theres...
Tim Stanley
What I wish I'd known about bereavement
it may seem strange to write a column about the experience of bereavement, but i learnt so much from it that i think it may be helpful for o...
Quentin de la Bedoyere
The JPII Institute purge is a sign of weakness, not strength
it’s the beginning of the end for amoris laetitia, the document of pope francis on the family which attempted to change the church...
Fr Raymond de Souza
What every Catholic should know about the Eucharist
what does the catechism of the catholic church teach? it teaches that it is by the conversion of the bread and wine into christ’s body and b...
Fr Dwight Longenecker
Half of US Catholics think the Eucharist is only symbolic. How did this happen?
a news item last week reminded me of a story about the writer flannery o’connor. in one of her letters collected in the habit of being she d...
Fr Dwight Longenecker
Diary: The weekend I nearly died of embarrassment
this weekend, i nearly died of embarrassment – literally. i was making my way down to bullslaughter bay, a remote pembrokeshire beach, with ...
Harry Mount
French Catholics find unlikely allies in the fight against IVF
in recent years some of the most contentious debates in france have concerned what are conventionally called “social issues”. changes to fra...
Samuel Gregg
What does the rise of Boris mean for Catholics?
that boris johnson has become the first baptised catholic to occupy 10 downing street might suggest that god has a sharper sense of humour t...
Simon Caldwell
The JPII Institute has been plunged into an identity crisis
whichever view one takes of the changes to the pontifical john paul ii institute for studies on marriage and the family, now styled the pont...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Medellín to Medjugorje
salem, oregon governor relaxes assisted suicide safeguard oregon, the first state to introduce assisted suicide, has loosened the rules arou...
Staff writers
The week in quotations
"for a man to suggest female ordination ... is an example of male arrogance ... men are not normative for the human race" sister helena burn...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: Pius IX praised in Parliament
the boris johnson era has already had one unexpected consequence: blessed pope pius ix is being given his due in parliament. the prime ...
Staff writers
The best of the web: Albania's resurrection, clericalised laity, and hopeful priests
albania comes back from crucifixion at first things, fr benedict kiely described the resurrection of albania’s catholic church. it had a lot...
Staff writers
The week ahead: Mercy bus, knights' convention, and cakes
the mercy bus is returning to the streets of scotland. the bus, which offers confession and spiritual guidance, has received 400 passengers ...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Vatican sources raise alarm over financial mysteries
what happened? the financial irregularities which cardinal george pell tried to resolve have persisted, according to sources who spoke ...
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