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Why did Jesus refuse traditional painkiller before 'horrific' crucifixion?
"they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he refused it." (mark 15:23) st mark records this detail of jesus refusing wine mixed with myrr...
Fr David Howell
‘Deplorable’ abortion plan for US veterans goes against military’s ethos to ‘protect the innocent’
new york – the us federal government’s decision to change how it provides abortion services to us military veterans is “at odds with the not...
johnlavenburg
St Mary’s Ascot deals with first teachers' strike in school's 139-year history
teachers at the prestigious catholic all-girls boarding school st mary’s ascot are reportedly taking strike action for the first time in the...
The Catholic Herald
Vatican court overturns priest’s acquittal in landmark seminary sexual abuse case
rome – a vatican court has overturned the acquittal of a priest accused of sexually abusing a fellow student at the vatican’s st. pius x pre...
Elise Allen
Swathes of women are involuntarily single and childless: Covid lockdowns and the ticking biological clock
‘i can’t believe you’re about to have your third baby and i haven’t even had my first,” said an old girlfriend wistfully over supper the oth...
Olenka Hamilton
Christmas attacks against Christians in Nigeria leave at least 160 dead
yaoundè, cameroon ( crux ) – attacks across nigeria’s central plateau state on christmas eve left at least 160 people dead and about 300 oth...
Ngala Chimtom
Euthanasia and assisted suicide contradict Christmas, Bishop Davies warns faithful
the bishop of shrewsbury in his christmas homily is to warn against renewed attempts to change the law to allow doc...
Simon Caldwell
The plight of Christians in the Holy Land this Christmas
this editorial from the catholic herald reflects on the attack on christians in gaza yesterday. there is one part of the church where the ce...
The Catholic Herald
Drinking to the glory of God with 'Monastic Order'
serenhedd james talks to brian scarffe, the founder of monastic order , about his project and his vision for its future. another day; anothe...
Serenhedd James
Pope meets with Celtic, Scotland's traditionally Catholic football team
leicester, united kingdom – pope francis met on wednesday with members of the scottish soccer team celtic, a day after they played the rome ...
Charles Collins
Nostra Aetate revisited: do papal overtures to Muslims compromise the Church's relationship with Jews?
rome - when pope francis was elected in 2013, the forecast among those invested in jewish-catholic dialogue generally was rosy. the new pope...
John L Allen
Champagne and good cheer at the annual Catholic Herald party
london’s festive party season got underway on wednesday night with flowing champagne at the herald ’s annual drinks party at brown’s hotel i...
The Catholic Herald
CRS warns of 'unprecedented suffering' in Gaza if aid isn't allowed in immediately
new york – following an oct. 18 announcement from israel and president joe biden that humanitarian aid will be allowed into gaza from egypt,...
John Lavenburg
Alleged Rupnik victims say Church's pledge of 'zero tolerance' for sex abuse is mere PR campaign
rome – an open letter signed by five alleged victims of father marko rupnik, a former jesuit and renowned slovenian artist, asserts that rec...
Crux Staff
Letter and Nazi dagger reopen debates over wartime role of Pope Pius XII
rome – two new discoveries regarding pope pius xii are rekindling debate over the role of the wartime pontiff, including a letter suggesting...
Crux Staff
"Putin's Pope"? A just or unjust title, there may be trouble ahead
rome – yesterday crux carried two stories which, at first blush, appear unrelated. the first concerned the latest ukrainia...
John L Allen
No Room for Christ at the Inn
st paul told the corinthians: “whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all to the glory of god.” it’s a sentiment that under...
The Catholic Herald
Leading U.S. Catholics clash over 'schismatic' synod agenda
new york – a controversial american jesuit priest has made a robust defence of the forthcoming vatican synod in the face of claims by critic...
John Lavenburg
Man arrested after threatening to detonate explosives at the Vatican
rome – a 53-year-old whose identity has not been divulged was arrested on friday after leading police on a long chase through rome, which en...
Crux Staff
Life and Seoul: World Youth Day will head to South Korea in 2027
lisbon – in a sign of the rapidly expanding influence that asian catholicism is having in the global church, pope francis announced on sunda...
Elise Ann Allen
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