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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
Caught in the brutal winds of change
the time before you die by lucy beckett, ignatius press, £13.99 this superb historical novel, first published in 1999 and now reissued in an...
Jack Carrigan
The pantomime that turned into a war
blood and sand by alex von tunzelmann, simon and schuster, £25 the suez crisis, writes alex von tunzelmann, “could have been neatly resolved...
Jonathan Wright
Pope uses sign language to send Christmas message to deaf Catholics
In the video message, the Pope asks deaf and hearing-impaired people to pray for him
Staff Reporter
Briefly noted
at home in the mysteries of christ by jim mcmanus cssr. (redemptorist publications, £7.95) . fr mcmanus, a redemptorist priest, has written ...
Staff writers
Word This Week
fourth sunday of advent is 7:10-14; rom 1:1-7; mt 1:18-24 (year a) the fourth sunday of advent brings us to mary and the imminent birth of h...
Bishop David McGough
Omnium Gatherum
on december 17 we enter the final stage of joyfully penitential preparation for the lord’s manifold advents. st bernard (d 1153) preached in...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Saint of the week: Pope Gregory III
against iconoclasm st gregory iii was elected pope by acclamation in 731, during the funeral procession of his predecessor, because of his r...
Staff Reporter
Lectio Divina
matthew 1:18-24 18 this was how the birth of jesus christ took place. his mother mary was engaged to joseph, but before they were married, s...
Mgr Anthony Abela
Pastor Iuventus
after december 17, the focus of the advent liturgy changes and we direct our thoughts towards the imminent birth of jesus. one of the most b...
Pastor Iuventus
Pictures of the Week
1 archbishop bernard longley celebrates the annual mass for deceased clergy of birmingham archdiocese at st mary’s college, oscott. 2 sister...
The Catholic Herald
ISIS claims responsibility for Cairo church bombing
The attack on Sunday in Egypt's capital left 24 Coptic Christians dead
Associated Press
December 18 to December 24
cardinal nichols (westminster) mon: central services staff mass followed by christmas party, westminster cathedral and westminster cathedral...
The Catholic Herald
David Twiston Davies: An exclusive interview with St Benedict
one of the great aims of modern journalism is the celebrity interview. so downside abbey is to be congratulated on a scoop in arranging for ...
David Twiston Davies
Our churches as sanctuaries
whenever we have been at our best, as christians, we have opened our churches as sanctuaries to the poor and the endangered. we have a long,...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Pope Francis criticises self-righteous clerics
The Pope said there is a 'spirit of clericalism' in those priests who 'feel superior and distance themselves from the people'
Catholic News Service
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Ohio lawmakers send governor two bills restricting abortion
Lawmakers passed a measure to ban abortions in the state after 20 weeks, or five months of pregnancy
Catholic News Service
Aleppo Monastery damaged in bombardment, but no injuries reported
A vigil Mass that was due to take place at the monastery had been moved to a different church
John Newton
Pope remembers Opus Dei head as 'paternal and generous' witness
Pope Francis has expressed condolences to Opus Dei members following the death of Bishop Javier Echevarria
Catholic News Service
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