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Pain and suffering in God’s broken world
"if you believe in a loving god, why do babies die of leukemia?” i’d never engaged seriously before with the question, but when faced with h...
Mark Dowd
Pakistani Bishops announce Day of Prayer for "peace and harmony" in wake of mob violence
rome – after angry mobs of muslims attacked a series of christian homes and churches in pakistan on wednesday 16 august, the country’s catho...
Elise Allen
A readable yarn but none too credible
matrix by lauren groff william heinemann, £16.99, 272 pages __________ the 12th-century poet we know as marie de france was, scholars ...
Arabella Byrne
Take the risk of following Christ; do not fear ‘the night of failure’, Pope declares on last day in Indonesia
jakarta – pope francis celebrated mass for the indonesia's minority catholic population on his final day in the country, telling them not to...
Elise Ann Allen
Entertaining the prospect of a papal resignation
it is not, as the herald goes to press, apparent that the pope will resign, but plainly there is speculation that he may do so this year. he...
The Catholic Herald
The US Supreme Court, the Sexual Revolution and Neil Gaiman
the law is a powerful teacher: for good or ill, it forms as well as follows social mores. among the effects but also the causes of the sexua...
Anthony McCarthy
Interview from the archive: Malcolm and Kitty Muggeridge on their reception into the Church after ‘glimpses of the infinite’
10th december 1982 malcolm and kitty muggeridge joined the church ten days ago. christopher howse meets them in their sussex home. kitty mug...
The Catholic Herald
The problem with a 'gender-neutral' God
the church of england bishops, we are told, are going to debate whether god should be gender neutral, and thus not referred to as "he" or "f...
Katherine Bennett
Africa must address aid dependancy due to US policy shift under Trump
the administration of us president donald trump recently said it was terminating us-funded projects worldwide that do not align with the adm...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
US Ambassador to the Holy See to step down
new york – after two years serving as the u.s. ambassador to the holy see, joseph donnelly will soon step down from the post and return to h...
John Lavenburg
Review: 'My year with God' by Svend Brinkmann
my year with god is well-intentioned, but ultimately highlights the complacency at the heart of modern secular thinking, writes niall gooch ...
Niall Gooch
Pope Francis applauded as he leaves hospital after eight-day stay
pope francis was discharged from rome’s gemelli hospital today to a round of applause on after an eight-day stay following abdominal surgery...
Hannah Brockhaus
Not a tame pilgrimage
julian kwasniewski explores the spiritual and physical experience of going on adventure pilgrimages. in the voyage of the dawn treader , the...
Julian Kwasniewski
Cardinal Zen expresses ‘pain and indignation’ at St. Peter’s Basilica private Mass restrictions
cna staff, mar 30, 2021 / 01:35 am mt (cna).- cardinal joseph zen on tuesday expressed “pain and indignation” at restrictions on private mas...
CNA Staff
Review: GB News Easter Special
competent public voices defending christianity in the public square are few and far between. mainstream media platforms allowing these voice...
Gavin Ashenden
The Catholic cathedrals of Ireland: take a look at these architectural gems of the Emerald Isle
in 1850 the catholic hierarchy of england and wales was restored by rome; cardinal nicholas wiseman issued his vainglorious pastoral letter ...
Michael Hodges
The Mass Revealed, by Ricardo Reyes Castillo
the mass revealed ricardo reyes castillo independently published, £11.25, 92 pages this book is whimsical and profound, charming, doctrinall...
Joanna Bogle
Reaction to Fiducia in US has revealed ‘enduring animus’ to ‘LGBT persons’, says key Pope ally
anaheim – one of pope francis’s most vocal allies in the church hierarchy in the united states has criticised the reaction among some cathol...
John L Allen
Assisted suicide vote: how did our society get to this point?
lord sumption, in a glancingly thoughtful article on the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, told readers of the times tha...
Anthony McCarthy
A crisis of faith formation in Ireland
the irish catholic bishops, as part of the irish synodal pathway, released their synthesis report of a wide-ranging listening phase on 16&nb...
Dualta Roughneen
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