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The friendships that history forgot
the first time i attended a service in a catholic church i was 19 years old, and it was the funeral of our friend, the artist kieran mcgoran...
Jenny McCartney
A nuns’ tale of hell that leaves us with hope
the innocents, set in poland in 1945, tells the true story of the red cross doctor madeleine pauliac (“mathilde” in the film) who cared for ...
Benedetta Guarracino
Music: Oxford is entranced by songs of forbidden love
there was a time when serious song recitals seemed like an endangered species. audiences didn’t want to struggle with the usually french or ...
Michael White
Why space remains the great unknown
a fortunate universe by ga lewis and la barnes, cambridge, £18.99 in theory, universes can behave in countless different ways and the odds t...
Jonathan Wright
Word This Week
the 31st sunday of the year wis 11:22 – 12:2; 2 thes 1:11-22; lk 19:1-10 (year c) the book of wisdom approaches the conclusion of the jubile...
Bishop David McGough
Saint of the week: Jude the Apostle (October 28)
jude, ‘not iscariot’ st jude of thaddeus was st james the lesser’s brother and a relative of jesus. biblical scholars agree that he was the ...
Staff Reporter
Prize Crossword 0463
cryptic across 1 address where oriental lives in edom alternatively (4) 3 king’s in high peak, lost without a key (8) 9 store next to railwa...
Alun Evans
The thrill of the Sopranos comes to the Vatican
Paolo Sorrentino hasn't compromised his cinematic vision in his move to the small screen
Will Gore
Westminster Cathedral chapel commemorates English martyrs
The Chapel of St George and the English Martyrs will host the decorative scheme
David V Barrett
Hagia Sophia, Turkey's former cathedral, to appoint full-time imam
The appointment will fuel debate about Turkey's Islamic identity
Staff Reporter
A pilgrimage through an English landscape charged with the grandeur of God
Francis Phillips interviews Catholic writer Joseph Pearce about his new book on a private pilgrimage
Francis Phillips
Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/10/16
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
Papal summer residence opens to the public for the first time
Visitors can now tour rooms in the Apostolic Palace at Castel Gandolfo, including the Pope's bedroom and private study
Junno Arocho Esteves
Jesuits team up with 'London's poshest hotel' to feed the homeless
Claridges is one of 10 local hotels and restaurants working with churches to feed the homeless
David V Barrett
Against the iconoclasts
there are currently numerous initiatives around the globe to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the protestant reformation. in estonia, as...
The Catholic Herald
The best of the Catholic blogosphere
✣ highlights from the week online an unsentimental writer’s love of god at first thoughts, william doino jr reviewed uncommon grace, ...
Staff writers
Thirty months on, Boko Haram frees 21 girls
catholic leaders have welcomed the release of 21 girls kidnapped by boko haram, and urged the nigerian government to prioritise the release ...
Staff writers
The fall and rise of Pakistani Catholics
last week, one of the most long-awaited court rulings in pakistan’s modern history was delayed. asia bibi, a christian woman, stands accused...
Dan Hitchens
The biblical genius of Bob Dylan
i hope bob dylan winning the nobel prize for literature will help me to persuade our children that he’s worth listening to. at the moment, w...
Andrew M Brown
A new Stabat Mater for our troubled century
john studzinski remembers the moment he realised the world needed a new stabat mater. he was sitting in a concert hall listening to rossini’...
Luke Coppen
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