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Why infiltration is doomed to fail

the revelation that hillary clinton’s campaign staff sought to pressure the catholic church to liberalise its teachings has provoked underst...

Jonathan Luxmoore

Suspect arrested over abduction and murder of two priests in Mexico

The bodies of Fr Alejo Nabor Jimenez and Fr Alfredo Suarez de la Cruz were found by a roadside outside the city of Poza Rica last month

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St Ignatius of Antioch explodes a myth about early Christian history

The saint's letters prove the first Christians saw Jesus as more than just a prophet and teacher

Stephen Bullivant

In brief

cardinal joins council of european bishops cardinal vincent nichols has been elected a vice-president of the council of european episcopal c...

Staff writers

Pictures of the Week

1 bishop stephen robson of dunkeld has celebrated a thanksgiving mass at st joseph’s convent, dundee, after sister maria sobenna (on the bis...

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Pictures of the Week

1 sisters of mercy attend a mass marking 175 years of their presence in handsworth, west midlands, celebrated by archbishop bernard longley ...

The Catholic Herald

Prize crossword 0460

cryptic across 1 unfortunate result democratic party has to admit. ouch! (3,4) 5 savings account he’s almost sacrificed (5) 8 cloud american...

Alun Evans

Two suspects killed Mexican priest after 'falling out', prosecutor claims

The chief prosecutor for Michoacan said Fr Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen was killed after meeting with the men at his residence

Associated Press

The TV version of Queen Victoria does justice to a truly great monarch

Victoria was by no means a model constitutional monarch, but she remains a fascinating figure in British history

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Tug of war over Amoris

Catholics are divided over how far Francis wants to change Church teaching regarding the remarried. But does he even have the authority to do so?

Fr Mark Drew

Tug of war over Amoris

when pope francis published amoris laetitia five months ago, i predicted that the discussion of the document and its implications for cathol...

Fr Mark Drew

Pictures of the Week

1 lord alton of liverpool was guest of honour at prize-giving at st benedict’s school in ealing, west london. he was welcomed by the new hea...

The Catholic Herald

New British ambassador to the Holy See presents credentials to Pope

Sally Axworthy replaces Nigel Baker as ambassador

Staff Reporter

Pope highlights sanctity of life with Year of Mercy hospital visit

The trip to the babies' ward of Rome's San Giovanni Hospital was part of the Pope's Mercy Fridays activities

Catholic News Service

How should bishops deal with Kaine and Biden? Take a tip from Cardinal Burke

Bishops have a duty to challenge 'devout Catholics' whose actions contradict Church teaching

Francis Phillips

President urges churchmen to protect Poles

polish president andrzej duda has asked church leaders in england to help protect polish migrants from xenophobic violence and abuse. he wro...

Staff writers

Four steps to turning around your parish finances

A priest explains how he brought his parish from 'in the red' into the light

Fr George Mahon

Film: Epic failure as wheels fall off chariots classic

The new Ben-Hur is a flop. Having sat through it, it's not hard to see why

Will Gore

The English priest who championed Franco

it is 80 years since the outbreak of the spanish civil war, a conflict which, according to george orwell, provided “a richer crop of lies th...

Daniel Kearney

Pictures of the Week

1 more than 100 pilgrims take part in a procession during the latin mass society’s annual pilgrimage from ely to walsingham (photo: john aro...

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