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Prolific observer of Catholic foibles: David Lodge, 1935–2025
david lodge, who died on 1 january at the age of 89, was a writer and academic who used to describe himself, echoing graham greene, as an “a...
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IVF is no panacea and Church teaching reflects that for the sake of human dignity
most people have a strong and natural desire to have their own children. in church teaching the gift of a child is one of the great goods of...
Pia Matthews
Tessa's Feasts: Honouring St Brigid, the patron saint of poultry
looking for a little help in the kitchen? how about turning to a patron saint for culinary inspiration? you probably won’t experience a mira...
Tessa Balfour
The Church has moved on from the 1970s - the Rupnik scandal shows the Pope must do so too
one of the worst accusations against the integrity of the catholic church arise from the continuous sexual abuse scandals that have emerged ...
Gavin Ashenden
Delaware’s lone bishop implores governor to veto assisted suicide bill
delaware’s only catholic bishop is imploring people of faith to ask the state's governor to veto the “dangerous and immoral” legislation on ...
johnlavenburg
Hugh Dormer: ‘Catholicism made him what he became’
alfred searls on hugh dormer: formed at ampleforth and killed in the second world war. eighty years ago, a young officer in the irish guards...
Alfred Searls
UK police pay Catholic woman £13K for wrongful arrest over silent prayer
british police have paid £13,000 in compensation to a catholic woman who was wrongfully arrested for praying silently outside an abortion cl...
Simon Caldwell
The copious output of Joseph Hansom
joseph hansom is probably most familiar to the modern mind for his invention of the “patent safety cab” in 1834. the hansom cab with its two...
Michael Hodges
Editorial - The goodness in Dignitas Infinita shouldn't be overlooked
the latest papal declaration on human dignity, dignitas infinita , was issued in response to the 75th anniversary of the un declaration on h...
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Pope joins in with Lenten retreat remotely as condition remains stable
pope francis remains in a stable condition with recent scans indicating he is continuing to improve as he undergoes various therapies for a ...
Elise Allen
Thirty Christians killed in Israel's war with Hamas, say church sources
a total of 30 christians have lost their lives because of the conflict in gaza, according to church sources. out of about 1,000 christians r...
Amy Balog
Long Christmas: Let's keep the party going
happy christmas, all. wrong sentiment for the january issue, you think? not so. this issue will be with many readers as near to new year’s d...
Gertrude Clarke
Trump's inauguration ends with benediction from retired Catholic priest
a retired priest from the diocese of brooklyn has given the closing benediction at donald trump’s presidential inauguration ceremony today. ...
Thomas Edwards
On the Record: Listening from Lent to Passiontide, with one eye on Easter
tenebrae factae sunt – there was darkness. tenebrae is a dramatic three-part liturgy for holy week, consisting of sung psalms, lessons and r...
Alex Hodgkinson
There’s no place like Rome: Something for everyone, with the Pope as your neighbour
as the hot summer months approach, and rome brims with tourists and pilgrims flocking to the eternal city to soak up its rich historic cultu...
Elise Ann Allen
The churches chewed out by Vatican II
the constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium was solemnly promulgated by his holiness pope paul vi on 4 december 1963. it i...
Michael Hodges
The second flood
the high house jessie greengrass, £14.99, 288pp, swift press what do we know about noah’s ark? rather a lot, actually. we know its dimension...
Violet Hudson
US executes Lisa Montgomery after Supreme Court lifts stay
the us federal government executed 52-year-old lisa montgomery on wednesday morning. federal executioners at the federal correctional comple...
Staff Reporter
On pilgrimage with Tom Holland
where would you go? i’ve done the camino to santiago and i’ve always wanted to go to rome (the via francigena). i’d been vaguely think...
The Catholic Herald
Conservative leadership candidates on trans issues and the right to life
last week, boris johnson finally packed his bags. or, at least, he started to. the tory pm – who is credited with ‘getting brexit done’, and...
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