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Christmas Message of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem
the following christmas message was released 21 december 2023 by the patriarchs and heads of the churches in jerusalem, in which they highli...
The Catholic Herald
Believing in a better Britten
sometimes christianity creeps into opera in unwelcome ways. a notorious example is benjamin britten’s rape of lucretia which tells the ancie...
Michael White
US Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Law and Justice
samuel alito associate justice, us supreme court samuel alito, 72, is an american lawyer, devout catholic and jurist who serves as an ...
The Catholic Herald
Already, and not yet: waiting for the coming of Christ
there’s something about advent which speaks to the hearts of us all. because advent is two things. it is a season which is incredibly specia...
Fr Mark Vickers
We ought to be aware of how the Holy Spirit prays in and through us
the prayers of supplication include petition. there are many and various different forms of petition. as we look at the sacred scriptures, w...
Fr Jeffrey Kirby C
What the Guardian gets wrong about female deacons
a recent guardian editorial attempted to address a perceived issue within catholicism: the absence of female deacons. the editorial lamented...
Thomas Edwards
La Dolce Vita: On the Via di Francesco to Assisi with the Catholic Herald
umbria in italy beckons for the next catholic herald pilgrimage at the end of september. we are venturing beyond the iberian peninsula to wa...
James Jeffrey
Persecution of Church officials in Nicaragua intensifies
despite protests from the latin american church and an appeal from the vatican for dialogue a understanding, the nicaraguan government conti...
Eduardo Campos Lima
Cardinal Müller attacks Pope's plans for synodality
a prominent german cardinal has attacked the plans of pope francis to impose “synodality” on the catholic church as “a sin against the holy ...
Simon Caldwell
Hungary puts EU to shame by helping over 2 million persecuted Christians
hungary has helped more than two million persecuted christians through a government-funded aid scheme, according to a prominent hungarian po...
Thomas Edwards
Pope Francis turns out troubled Vatican seminary
altar boys at st peter's basilica on 13 march 2015. (alberto pizzoli/afp via getty images) pope francis has decided that the boys' co...
Staff Reporter
Depression, Lent, and Easter
i am always relieved when the end of lent arrives. not because i found the giving things up part difficult. for the depressed person, giving...
RobertoRivera
Time to rethink US approach to who it sends to Vatican as envoy
with the imminent and unexpected departure of joseph donnelly as the us ambassador to the holy see, it seems likely the post will be vacant ...
John L Allen
End of the road for St Benet's Hall?
st benet’s hall, oxford, looks set to close, writes serenhedd james the optimism with which i wrote about the future of st benet’s hall, oxf...
Serenhedd James
It's time to congratulate Sir Keir - and to pray he works with the churches and not against them
the cardinal, archbishop vincent nicholas, has written to the new prime minister, sir keir starmer, to congratulate him on his election and ...
The Catholic Herald
What is the Catholic take on cryptocurrency?
earlier this month, a conference held in valley forge, pennsylvania, brought together ideas from two seemingly distant worlds. the first-eve...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Bishop arrested in Nicaragua after praying in public for imprisoned prelate
police in nicaragua have arrested and allegedly beaten a catholic bishop after he prayed in public for a brother bishop sentenced to life in...
Simon Caldwell
Vatican II: Angels and devils on our shoulders
shaun blanchard reflects on the ‘very short introduction’ to vatican ii . a few years ago, in those halcyon days before the pandemic, i sat ...
Shaun Blanchard
Pope Francis blesses Carlo Acutis statue for orphanage in Egypt
vatican city, mar 19, 2021 / 07:00 am mt ( cna ).- pope francis has blessed a statue of blessed carlo acutis which will be sent to an orphan...
Courtney Mares
Majority of Catholic US senators vote to redefine marriage
a majority of catholics in the us house of representatives voted last thursday to pass the “respect for marriage act” which will redefine ma...
Olenka Hamilton
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