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Popes understand the weaknesses of democracy more than politicians
in 1995, st john paul ii wrote, in his encyclical evangelium vitæ , that “without an objective moral grounding, not even democracy is capabl...
Niall Gooch
Entering the life of the Trinity
“all that the father has is mine; therefore i said that will take what is mine and declare it to you” (john 16:15). god is father, son and s...
Fr David Howell
Liverpool gets new archbishop as city grapples with chaos after car ploughs into crowd
today the mass of installation for archbishop-elect john sherrington will take place at liverpool's metropolitan cathedral of christ the kin...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Leo XIV: the Holy Spirit challenges our digital isolation
pope leo xiv has marked pentecost sunday by describing how the holy spirit “is the gift that opens our lives to love" and opens borders in p...
Charles Collins
Pope Leo XIV one month on
the so-called “rorschach test” stage of the papacy – in which people can project whatever they want onto the pope in this early period – con...
Elise Ann Allen
Flash floods claim Catholic priest and hundreds of other lives in Nigeria
flash floods that swept through communities in nigeria's central niger state have killed over 200 people with 500 more still missing. author...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Bereavement leave to cover miscarriage before 24 weeks in UK
parents in britain who lose a baby to miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy will soon be entitled to statutory bereavement leave under plann...
The Catholic Herald
Rap group calls for ‘death to the IDF’ at Glastonbury 2025
bob vylan, an english punk duo based in london, sparked controversy at this year’s glastonbury festival following a politically charged perf...
The Catholic Herald
Catholic news agency head resigns due to ‘totalitarian' reforms by Polish bishops
the head of one of europe’s largest catholic news agencies has resigned in protest over media reforms proposed by the polish church. marcin ...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Leo is spurning populism for a more institutional style of leadership
like the populist he was, pope francis felt an instinctive scepticism about bureaucracies, including the one he was called to lead. famously...
John L Allen
How does Canon Law apply to Holy Communion standoff between priest and MP?
my whatsapp exploded with messages on the morning of sunday, 29th june (the feast of ss peter and paul); however, on this occasion it was no...
Fr Pius Collins OPraem
Pope Leo appoints new head at divided Pontifical Academy for Life
the pontifical academy for life (pav) has announced that monsignor renzo pegoraro, who previously served as chancellor of the academy, meani...
Elise Allen
Pope Leo orders removal of Rupnik's 'rape art' from Vatican websites
images of artwork created by a disgraced celebrity cleric accused of rape have disappeared from official vatican media websites without expl...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis embraced discernment: the equivalent for Leo XIV is community
early on in pope francis’s papacy, it became clear that “discernment” would be one of his buzzwords, and the ignatian concept went on to bec...
Elise Allen
JD Vance casts deciding vote to defund Planned Parenthood
the united states senate has narrowly approved a sweeping budget bill that includes a measure to strip federal funding from planned parentho...
The Catholic Herald
The liturgy that built the West: Cosima Gillhammer’s illuminating new book
cosima gillhammer’s new book about the liturgy may well foster a renewed appreciation for what has, for many, become routine; light on darkn...
Max Lau
JD Vance explains why he didn’t kiss Pope Leo’s ring
us vice-president jd vance has revealed that he made a conscious decision not to kiss the papal ring of pope leo xiv when he met the new pon...
The Catholic Herald
Groomed by the West: Lily Allen and the culture that failed her
“she was made to feel special, like nothing she did could ever be wrong. she was encouraged to be open and free, to ignore the natural insti...
Katherine Bennett
Cardinal Reina to lead John Paul II Institute, replacing Paglia after controversy
pope leo xiv has appointed cardinal baldassare reina as grand chancellor of the pontifical john paul ii theological institute for marriage a...
Thomas Edwards
I believe in one God: unpacking the first article of the Nicene Creed
every sunday we say or sing at mass a text first formulated in 325 at the first council of nicaea, in a slightly expanded form adopted at th...
Eamon Duffy
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