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Vatican and Rome's Jewish Museum team up for first joint show

The focus of the exhibition, opening in May, will be the menorah

Associated Press

You are a sign of hope, Pope tells athletes at the Special Olympics

Pope Francis sent a message ahead of the Special Olympics World Winter Games next month

Cindy Wooden

Will the nun who saved my life be canonised?

My recovery from a 'flesh-eating bug' amazed nurses and defied medical explanation

Mgr Peter Smith

The Venezuelan gamble

in venezuela today 87 per cent of people can’t afford enough food for their families. they are on the so-called maduro diet, named after the...

The Catholic Herald

Mgr Peter Smith: Will the nun who saved my life be canonised?

i sat in glasgow royal infirmary last summer and the consultant told me that i had cancer: stage 4, aggressive and incurable. when people sa...

Mgr Peter Smith

Mary Kenny: Our ageing society’s silver lining

it is being reliably forecast that the working population in the future will have to remain in employment for longer – goodbye to the expect...

Mary Kenny

Why saints beat celebrities

it can be risky for headteachers to continue teaching pupils occasional lessons, after having long ceased to deliver examination curricula. ...

Dr James Whitehead

Fashion giants are making Italy sparkle again

why does sheikh mansour own manchester city? because it is a good business. it’s a prestige purchase that gives him exposure. you could say ...

Miguel Cullen

Film: Forget La La Land: this film is Oscar-worthy

moonlight  (15, 111 mins,  ★★★★ ) if la la land carries away the best picture oscar this year (to follow up it’s bafta success) it...

Will Gore

Television: Cheap, predictable and an absolute joy

designated survivor (netflix) must have been easy to pitch: “it’s homeland meets house of cards.” “sounds good.” “plus we add jack bauer fro...

Tim Stanley

Music: A sharp-suited pianist strips Beethoven bare

one of my private theories of performance is that as dog owners look like their dogs, so pianists look like their approach to playing. and a...

Michael White

A bumpy journey through the New Testament

t&t bloomsbury study guides to the new testament t&t bloomsbury, £14.99 each there are three things one ought to know about this ser...

Richard Ounsworth OP

Briefly noted

saints, shrines and pilgrims by roger rosewell (bloomsbury, £8.99) . saints were everywhere in medieval england. their shrines determined pi...

Staff writers

Omnium Gatherum

this week brings the feast of st peter damian (d february 22, 1072 or 1073), doctor of the church (february 23 in the traditional calendar, ...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Cathedral organist is first Western musician to play in Syria since start of war

'The moment will be forever in my heart,' said Eugenio Maria Fagiani

Catholic News Service

Pope Francis: Indigenous people have rights over their lands

The Pope said that indigenous people should have the final say about what happens to their land

Associated Press

Pope Francis: 'Healthcare is not a business'

The Pope was speaking to patients and medical professionals ahead of the World Day of the Sick

Catholic News Service

The unseen Paul VI: an introvert who wore chains beneath his robes

History will judge Blessed Paul kindly, for his courage and his deep prayerfulness

Francis Phillips

Rigid thinking isn't divine, Pope tells staff of Jesuit magazine

The Pope met editors at La Civilta Cattolica to mark its 4,000th edition

Junno Arocho Esteves

Harry Mount: The recipe for genius - keeping busy

one of david hockney’s favourite quotations is from tchaikovsky – “inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” the quote...

Harry Mount

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