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Fighting for the papacy
victorian crusaders: british and irish volunteers in the papal army, 1860-1870 by nicholas schofield helion & co, 223 pages, £29.95 if o...
Serenhedd James
Tributes paid to former Archbishop of Glasgow Mario Conti, dead at 88
(photograph by marcin mazur) catholics in scotland are mourning the death of emeritus archbishop mario conti of glasgow who has died after a...
Simon Caldwell
Obituary: Fr Ian Ker was a priest and scholar who opened up Newman’s thought to the world
fr ian turnbull ker, the leading scholar on the life and work of st john henry newman, died on 5 november. he was a brilliant writer and bio...
Paul Shrimpton
The disturbing story of Emanuela Orlandi isn’t helped by Netflix sensationalism
the vatican is not unfamiliar with the mystery of an empty tomb. sadly, in the case of emanuela orlandi, the mystery remains unsolved. on 22...
Arabella Byrne
Confessions of an ex-LGBT activist
it was an awkward moment. “fr” colin had led the lgbt activist movement in the church of england for decades. every general synod he would b...
Gavin Ashenden
The moral cost of the Sino-Vatican pact is far too great
the credibility and moral authority of the church is in serious danger, writes benedict rogers eight years ago, i wrote an article for ...
B Rogers
UK Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Writers and Journalists
robin aitken journalist and author robin aitken was a journalist at the bbc for over 25 years. in 2007, he wrote the book can we trust the b...
The Catholic Herald
UK Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Arts and Letters
adam dant painter jerwood prize winner adam dant’s work has earned him comparisons to hogarth. he is known for his elaborate and intricate d...
The Catholic Herald
Cardinal Tagle sets out his vision for the Church
filipino cleric, cardinal luis antonio tagle, who was named by pope francis as his special envoy for the general conference of the federatio...
Ignatius Dean
Ireland's proposed 'hate speech' laws will lead to the criminalisation of religious beliefs and Church teaching
the new proposed law in ireland will criminalise catholics for their beliefs, writes dubhaltach o reachtnin last week in ireland proposed le...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin
Pope warns seminarians of dangers of pornography
by hugh kerr the vatican has made known that pope francis recently gave a condemnation of online pornography to a collection of priests and ...
The Catholic Herald
The virtuous origins of Oktoberfest
today oktoberfest is a raucous, if convivial, affair of which few know the origins, but it was born of the love of a righteous king for his ...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Pope Francis renews deal with China while warning against nuclear war in Ukraine
on october 25, pope francis led leaders of world religions in an appeal to avert the threat of nuclear war in ukraine. at the closing ceremo...
Ignatius Dean
Hollywood must rediscover the art of storytelling
there is more to the medium than the message. the woman king is a case in point it’s a peculiar sign of our times that filmmakers feel ...
Ferdie Rous
Words and deeds
could the vatican, under pius xii, have done more to condemn and prevent nazi atrocities, especially the holocaust? that question has been t...
Niall Gooch
Poulenc’s glorious surrealism
that the composer francis poulenc was devoutly catholic is signalled by his output of choral works so fervent they force you to your knees: ...
Michael White
The problem with God
countless thoughtful, compassionate people cite high levels of undeserved suffering as a basic obstacle to belief in a benign creator. anyon...
Rupert Shortt
Merely Catholic with Simon Caldwell: The Beast of Bethulia Park
dr gavin ashenden talks to the journalist simon caldwell about his debut novel, the beast of bethulia park, in this 21st episode of merely c...
The Catholic Herald
The Exorcist frenzy
a stern-faced, dark-haired priest wielding an out-stretched crucifix spanned the front cover of the feb-ruary 11, 1974 issue of newsweek. in...
Nick Ripatrazone
Poulenc’s glorious surrealism
that the composer francis poulenc was devoutly catholic is signalled by his output of choral works so fervent they force you to your knees: ...
Michael White
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