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Scholars ask bishops to back ‘four cardinals’
twenty-three catholic scholars and pastors, three of them oxford university academics, have given their names to a statement in support of “...
Staff writers
Pope: make more room for God at Christmas
the christmas tree and nativity scene are symbols of god’s love and hope, reminding us to contemplate the beauty of creation and welcome t...
Staff writers
Church bombed during clashes in Burma
a catholic church has been bombed in the conflict-torn northern shan state as renewed fighting intensified between the burmese military and ...
Staff writers
Seminaries urged to teach climate change
the nurturing of holy, healthy and humble priests requires prayers for vocations and the careful selection and training of candidates, the c...
Staff writers
Scorsese’s new film ‘a pilgrimage’
director martin scorsese has described his new film silence as a major stage in his pilgrimage of faith, a pilgrimage that included dropping...
Staff writers
In brief
catholic father of five to lead new zealand the new prime minister of new zealand, bill english, is a practising catholic. in 2008 he said: ...
Staff writers
The West shares the responsibility for Aleppo's tragedy
Fragile countries have collapsed into civil war and flailing politicians have proved incapable of stopping the mayhem
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Colin Brazier: The rough and tumble of large family life
notwithstanding the reality of earning a crust by appearing on television daily, i remain a shy soul. my wife, by contrast, loves to show of...
Colin Brazier
Catholic of the Year: The cheerful shepherd
on the website of the diocese of portsmouth, there is a video of bishop philip egan delivering his october 2016 pastoral letter on the futur...
The Catholic Herald
What Newman really stood for
i wrote the book newman on vatican ii for two reasons. first, i hoped to settle once and for all the question that always hangs around newma...
Fr Ian Ker
The Beeb must atone for its Pius slur
the bbc is not the most self-critical of organisations but lord alton of liverpool and fr leo chamberlain of ampleforth have actually prevai...
Ann Widdecombe
A gleaming Catholic buckle in the Bible Belt
greenville, south carolina, was not a place i knew before i came to america just over three-and-a-half years ago. it is a smart modern town ...
Fr James Bradley
With Christ, we are never alone
fourth week of advent ‘and is it true? and is it true?” these lines from john betjeman’s wonderful poem on christmas resonate somewhere in t...
Mgr John Armitage
The inside story of the St Mary’s revival
when the board of the largest catholic university in britain tried to recruit francis campbell as its vice-chancellor in 2013, he was intent...
Amy-Jo Crowley
Mary Kenny: Don’t boss people into being British
i’m not sure that immigrants swearing an allegiance to britain – as dame louise casey has suggested, lamenting the lack of integration among...
Mary Kenny
Comments of the Week
we need to pray for president-elect trump sir – the issue of abortion and the right to life of unborn children right across the western worl...
The Catholic Herald
The brilliant biblical metaphor in Arrival
like et, close encounters of the third kind, starman, independence day and a host of similar films over the past 30 years, arrival explores ...
Bishop Robert Barron
Television: True evil is rarely a monster with fangs
viewers complain that they can’t hear every word being said in rillington place (bbc one, tuesdays, 9pm) because the actors mumble. that mig...
Tim Stanley
Films of the Year: From modern classics to Christmas turkeys
picking a favourite film from an entire year is generally a tricky task. but this time around, the job was a relatively simple one thanks to...
Will Gore
Music: The Boris Johnson of the harpsichord
harpsichordists rarely make it into headlines: it’s a quiet profession. but a notable exception is mahan esfahani, the provocative, outspoke...
Michael White
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