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Pope Francis's latest book: reflections on history and moments of clarity
just over three years ago i wrote a piece for the herald called “ the battle of the papal biographers ” (march 2021). in it i noted that sin...
Serenhedd James
Seeing St David: some modern depictions of the patron saint of Wales
there has been a pervasive modern assumption, repeated in many church guide books, that churches dedicated to early saints were a result of ...
Martin Crampin
Why the Gospel of St Luke is my favourite book of the Bible: by Piers Paul Read
written by an educated greek, this book tells the story of a living protagonist, jesus of nazareth, says piers paul read. for all the wisdom...
Piers Paul Read
Henryk Górecki: A sonic exorcism
michael white finds the perfect setting for górecki’s symphony of sorrowful songs. some years ago i went to warsaw to meet henryk górecki, w...
Michael White
What St Paul really meant: Into the Heart of Romans, by NT Wright
into the heart of romans nt wright spck publishing, £19.99, 224 pages british scholar and anglican clergyman nt wright (who as bishop of dur...
Peter Laffin
Beauty and the Damned
on 23 february 1821, john keats died of tuberculosis in a house beside the spanish steps in rome, aged just 25. as a lover of the romantic p...
Jonathan Bate
Full to the brim: Trusting in Mary's command
‘now there were six stone water jars there for the jewish rites of purification, each holding seventy or one hundred litres’ (john 2:6). in ...
Fr David Howell
Could Senator Mark Kelly’s Catholic conscience deter him from becoming Kamala Harris' running mate?
arizona senator mark kelly has emerged as one of the leading candidates to be vice president kamala harris’ running mate for the democratic ...
James Jeffrey
Joy is the perfect antidote to our angry and unforgiving post-Christian dystopia
the uk is officially post-christian. it is “the first time in a census of england and wales that fewer than half of the population have desc...
Laura Perrins
'Political Economy and the Good Life': exploring postliberalism and Catholic social teaching
cambridge – a couple of days ago the telos-paul piccone institute hosted “political economy and the good life: the 2024 postliberalism confe...
Ciaron Tobin
The King's coronation oath: an explainer for Catholics
the order of service for the coronation of king charles on saturday is now available online , and a very interesting read it is. the central...
Melanie McDonagh
Albrecht Dürer – a traveller's tale
when the national gallery announced their spring show dürer’s journeys: travels of a renaissance artist more than a year ago, they could not...
Laura Freeman
'God wants the very best for you': Benedict XVI in the UK
alex dimminger (kneeling, in orange) was the youth delegate for the diocese of east anglia during benedict xvi’s visit to the united kingdom...
Alex Dimminger
Kamala Harris repeats claim that abortion compatible with religious faith in debate with Trump
during the first and quite possibly only debate to occur between the democrat and republican contenders for the us presidency, kamala harris...
James Jeffrey
Unrelentingly ominous but essential
in the year of 1259, after a run of bad weather in italy, harvests failed and famine spread across the peninsula. thousands of religious fan...
John Cornwell
Pope improving but remains in 'critical' condition, say doctors
rome – pope francis remains in critical condition but his lab tests have shown a slight improvement, doctors have said. a vatican statement ...
Elise Allen
The voice of the Church in public life does not threaten democracy
in the wake of the united states supreme court decision in dobbs, there have been renewed criticisms of the role of the catholic church in p...
Elizabeth Kirk
Catholicism has a much-needed place in Public Office – but we need to articulate it better
we talk easily about faith and public service: education, medicine, law and order. few catholics would abstain from voting . and yet we have...
Frances Lasok
'Things have changed since Mum died. What's wrong with me?' One of the Herald's chaplains offers advice
concerned catholic : my mother and i were very close. as the unmarried daughter living nearby, i saw most of her during her old age. we went...
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A look from afar: thoughts of Advent in Cambridge and further afield
the potency of human voices singing with collective purpose is a thing most people can experience year-round. but the approach of christmas ...
Michael White
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