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How Vatican City State’s government is changing under Pope Francis
vatican city, nov 9, 2021 / 03:00 am the recent appointment of new leaders at the vatican city state shows pope francis’ determination to br...
andrea-gagliarducci
Vatican to open contemporary art gallery in historic papal library
vatican city, nov 3, 2021 / 14:00 pm the vatican’s historic library has created a new space for hosting temporary art exhibitions. pop...
Hannah Brockhaus
Abuse survivor receives payout after she was 're-traumatised' by slurs in complaints process
a woman abused by a priest as a teenager has become the first person to receive a pay-out over treatment she received from the church follow...
Simon Caldwell
On pilgrimage: Rachel Johnson takes the Two Moors Way
where would you go? the two moors way as i’ve always wanted to walk from exmoor to dartmoor, and would stop at the poltimore arms, high on e...
The Catholic Herald
A hymn to English church music
evensong: people, discoveries and reflections on the church in england by richard morris weidenfeld & nicolson, £25, 336 pages if you st...
Matthew Lyons
Diary: Petronella Wyatt on carrying her inner child
sometimes i think that god is very far away. i recall that the protestant martyr anne askew said, quoting christ, that he saw ever...
Petronella Wyatt
The coming King
in november, we reach the end of the church’s liturgical year, and the readings direct our minds towards the end of all things. traditionall...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
The secret army of Catholics in Hollywood
recently, in anticipation of seeing no time to die (2021) in the cinema, i re-watched all daniel craig’s james bond films. ten-odd hours of ...
Violet Hudson
Stars and bars
the 25 november marks the 21st anniversary of the “night under the stars” gala concert for the passage. this year, the evening at the royal ...
Peter Sheppard
A fair attempt but could do better
between form and faith: graham greene and the catholic novel by martyn sampson fordham university press, £26.99, 304 pages graham greene rem...
Jonathan Bate
Investigate offences to prevent future scandals
the holy father gave the only possible response to the independent inquiry on child sex abuse within the french catholic church over 70 year...
The Catholic Herald
Diary: Hail Marys are invaluable in times of need, says Paula Byrne
two years ago at the age of 52 i had a minor heart attack. i know it was minor, because i’m still here to tell the tale. it happened just as...
Paula Byrne
Building on past triumphs
dr robinson regaled us with the first volume of his memoirs ( grass seed in june ) as far back as 2006. with becoming modesty he has kept us...
Michael Hodges
Ever so slightly off-key
of the first-rank composers within the generally accepted pantheon, three took holy orders in the roman catholic church: monteverdi, vivaldi...
Jonathan Gaisman
The son-in-law also rises
henry ‘chips’ channon: the diaries (volume 2): 1938-43 by chips channon edited by simon heffer hutchinson, £35, 1,120 pages ________ this do...
Nicky Haslam
Stilted but endearing
silverview by john le carré penguin viking, £20.00, 208 pages ________ posthumous novels are rarely a good idea. a great writer’s literary e...
Charles Cumming
October Diary: Reflecting on the plight of refugees
i was in vienna for a few days last month and kept seeing the stumbling stones, brass cobbles with the names and dates of death of the jews ...
Anna Somers Cocks
Wanted: backers for a religious thriller
in march 2020, with lockdown imminent, an old friend called laurie berg rang me to ask if i would read a synopsis for a religious film or pe...
David Sower
Minding our language
i have bad news for you: the anglo-saxons didn’t exist. i realise you may have studied them or taught classes about them, but the fact remai...
Roy Peachey
A readable yarn but none too credible
matrix by lauren groff william heinemann, £16.99, 272 pages __________ the 12th-century poet we know as marie de france was, scholars ...
Arabella Byrne
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