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Pope Leo XIV affirms Judas excluded himself from salvation
during his general audience on wednesday, 13 august 2025, pope leo xiv reaffirmed the traditional understanding that judas iscariot, through...
The Catholic Herald
Superlative satirical songster: the legacy of the late, great Tom Lehrer
“i have always regarded it as part of my mission in life to follow around after billy graham and undo some of the work he has done.” tom leh...
James Davy
More Americans joining Catholic Church than leaving for first time in decades
the catholic church in the united states appears to be entering a period of renewed growth, with the latest data showing that more people ar...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Leo’s first 100 days: silence, strategy, and the enigma ahead
Pope Leo’s quiet first months leave Church awaiting decisive moves.
Gavin Ashenden
Can Catholics eat meat on the Feast of the Assumption?
for the first time since 2020, the feast of the assumption will fall on a friday. a central tenet of the catholic faith, the feast celebrate...
The Catholic Herald
Reviving a legacy: inside the Challoner Club’s grand inaugural Mass and reception
as an old amplefordian, i have always taken an interest in reading about the challoner club in the ampleforth journal , where it is mentione...
Niwa Limbu
Judge rules Mohammed Hijab lied in failed Spectator defamation case
the islamic street preacher mohammed hegab has lost a defamation case against the spectator and the magazine’s associate editor, douglas mur...
Thomas Edwards
Bear Grylls’ new book offers a lame, annoying account of Jesus's life
The adventurer, Special Forces' soldier, television producer and author has come out with a new Christian-themed book: 'The Greatest Story Ever told: An Eyewitness Account'
Laurence Dauti
Mel Gibson’s new film set for two-part release coinciding with Holy Week and Feast of Ascension
The highly anticipated film 'The Resurrection of the Christ' will be split into two parts released on special holy days in the Catholic calendar
The Catholic Herald
Egyptian inscription may contain oldest non-biblical reference to Moses
A 3,800-year-old inscription from an Egyptian mine could contain the earliest known reference to Moses outside of the Bible
Niwa Limbu
A Christian defence of JK Rowling
There is something curiously medieval about the modern inquisition against JK Rowling
Samantha Smith
We are letting AI relieve us of the burden of thought – and with it our capacity to love
There’s no bigger threat today to the life of the mind and the love that grounds it than the alternative world of non-thought that AI tools are creating
Albert Masker
First female Anglican archbishop appointed in the UK
The Anglican Church in Wales has elected Cherry Vann as its new Archbishop of Wales, with Vann becoming the first woman to hold the post
The Catholic Herald
Pope Leo XIV Tells Digital Missionaries: Use Tech to Build a 'Network of God'
Pope Leo urges digital missionaries to build human, Christ-centred networks in an AI-shaped culture.
Charles Collins
German priest quits diocese over Fiducia supplicans implementation
an 86-year-old german catholic priest has publicly cut ties with his diocese in protest at its embrace of fiducia supplicans . father winfri...
The Catholic Herald
Benjamin Britten’s respect for the Church was given voice at this year's Aldeburgh Festival
benjamin britten wasn’t notably devout, a token anglican at best. but he respected the church. he was drawn to its ways. and there’s a whole...
Michael White
Coventry priest blames ‘entitled’ parishioners for departure in farewell poem
a priest has published a poem calling his parishioners "entitled" and blaming their "unlikeable" nature for his dwindling congregation. fath...
Melanie McDonagh
The invisible God, seen in the fruits of communion
Fr David Howell’s Sunday reflection explores how Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist, draws near to heal and transform us through communion.
Fr David Howell
Erasure in Egypt
The attempted grab of St Catherine's Monastery is a wake-up call for the West, says Alexander Stafford
Alexander Stafford
Cadíz: Catholicism, culture and cuisine
i came to spain late – my loss. i came to andalucia even later and seek to remedy that deficiency by returning each winter to escape the gre...
Fr Mark Vickers
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