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Colombian government and Farc to sign peace deal despite objections from former president
The decision to sign the amended peace accord was made during a meeting at a heavily guarded Catholic retreat in Bogota
Associated Press
William Trevor was an Irish Protestant with a keen understanding of Catholicism
The Irish novelist and short-story writer has died - his books are well worth discovering, if you haven't already
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Vatican Library uses space technology to preserve manuscripts
The restoration project is part of a recently renewed collaboration with the European Space Agency
Staff Reporter
Scottish archbishop launches Mass-finding app
The new app will help Catholics discover where their nearest Mass and Confession is taking place
Staff Reporter
Remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be moved to Peoria
Archbishop Sheen's Cause may now restart after being suspended for two years
Staff Reporter
The big story of the past seven days
✣ trump wins catholic vote by clear margin what happened? media coverage in the run-up to the us election made much of donald trump’s...
Staff writers
In brief
vatican nativity to include fishing boat the vatican nativity scene will feature a replica of a maltese fishing boat. the vatican’s governin...
Staff writers
Britain, too, persecutes Christians
i was born in the aftermath of the second world war, when families had lost lives, limbs and homes to the nazis, yet oswald mosley and colin...
Ann Widdecombe
Doctor Strange takes some spiritual medicine
scott derrickson’s new film, doctor strange, has received rave reviews for its special effects, its compelling storytelling and the quality ...
Bishop Robert Barron
Fine art: Bob Dylan lets his pictures do the talking
when bob dylan was awarded the nobel prize for literature, a tremendous fuss was made – both by those exalting the decision, and others who ...
Will Gore
Art preview: Van Gogh meets David Bowie at White Cube
anselm kiefer can be seen to resemble david bowie, in the way that he in some way uses the deeds of the hard right (in kiefer’s case nazism)...
Miguel Cullen
How Civilisation led Kenneth Clark to Rome
kenneth clark by james stourton, william collins, £30 when i opened james stourton’s “authorised” biography of the art historian and broadca...
William Cash
Loving and loathing Margaret Thatcher
a history of britain in 21 women by jenni murray, oneworld, £16.99 celebrated for presenting woman’s hour for nearly 30 years, jenni murray ...
Charlie Hegarty
Word This Week
christ the king 2 sam 5:1-3; col 1:12-20; lk 23:35-43 (year c) the gospel for the feast of christ the king marks the conclusion of this jubi...
Bishop David McGough
Saint of the week: Pope Clement I (November 23)
ordained by peter in the eucharistic prayer, when the priest invokes “linus, cletus, clement …” he is referring to st peter’s successors as ...
Staff Reporter
Prize Crossword 0466
cryptic across 7 middle-asian kings find the alphabet (whichever way they take it in) hard (6) 8 berlin denizens keep lime tree... (6) 9 ......
Alun Evans
Why dark nights of the soul?
atheism is a parasite that feeds on bad religion. that’s why, in the end, atheistic critics are our friends. they hold our feet to the fire....
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
The beauty of Ordinariate liturgy can help Anglicans embrace Catholicism
Liturgy and ecumenism go hand in hand, as Vatican II's documents demonstrate
Fr James Bradley
US bishops urged to do more to help persecuted Christians
The bishops were advised to give more attention to attacks on the religious freedom of Christians
Catholic News Service
Iraqi Catholics return to church ransacked by ISIS
A tomb had been desecrated and statue of the Virgin Mary was decapitated at the St Addai Chaldean Catholic church
Associated Press
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