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The aftermath of the Brazilian renaissance
brazil: a biography by lilia schwarcz and heloisa starling, allen lane, 761pp, £30 in a now famous book of 1928, manifesto antropófago , bra...
Ian Thomson
Pope Francis calls for a youth synod 'anointed by hope'
Pope Francis said hope 'shatters that conformism which says 'it’s always been done like this’'
Courtney Grogan/CNA
'Do you speak to your guardian angel?' asks Pope Francis
Christians should heed God's command to 'be attentive and obey' their guardian angel, the Pope said
Junno Arocho Esteves
Morning Catholic must-reads: 02/10/18
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
Chaput: Youth synod depends on faith, not sentimentality
The Church is not well served by 'an overdose of sentiment, accommodation, and sociology', Chaput said
Catholic News Agency
Diary: by Michael Hodges
i am writing this on the feast of our lady of walsingham, overlooking the terrace of villa palazzola outside rome, which offers stunning vie...
Michael Hodges
Varadkar’s tradition
relations between britain and ireland certainly have deteriorated over brexit – and in particular over the headache of the border. the repub...
Mary Kenny
Music: When WH Auden broke opera’s rules
people who write words for opera end to tell you it’s a thankless task. the text is always secondary to the music, which invariably drowns i...
Michael White
Playing out Job’s struggle in the South Pacific
allan massie admires an wilson’s unfashionable preoccupation with theology aftershocks by an wilson, atlantic books, 273pp, £16.99 an wilson...
Allan Massie
Omnium Gatherum
one of the ways god reveals himself as “almighty” is by being forgiving and sparing. our collect for the 26th ordinary sunday underscores th...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Word this week
the 26th sunday of the year num 11:25-29; jas 5:1-6; mk 9:38-43, 45 & 47-48 (year b) “the law of the lord is perfect, it revives the sou...
Bishop David McGough
Nick Thomas: When sprogs become luvvies
at the age of 10, after a string of parts in church nativity plays and school musicals, my daughter decided to sign up for proper drama clas...
Nick Thomas
A psychopath? No, Ribera was an unflinching realist
Jusepe de Ribera is far more than a Caravaggio tribute act, says Will Gore
Will Gore
Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/09/18
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
English and Welsh bishops call for independent review into abuse prevention
The call comes amid the ongoing abuse crisis in the Church
Staff Reporter
Pope Francis in Latvia: Don't let Christianity become an artifact
Our faith runs the risk of 'ending up as a museum piece', no longer inspiring people
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Labour Party official apologises for 'anti-Catholic' comment
A senior official said he would think twice about calling a female delegate who apparently made the sign of the cross
Nick Hallett
Why Catholics should see the Met's 'Heavenly Bodies' exhibition
The exhibition shows the folly of trying to remove religious references from contemporary culture
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
In Lithuania, Francis tells priests to hear their people's cries
Priests should 'be close to their people and close to God in the tabernacle'
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Find strength in tolerance and solidarity, Pope urges Lithuanians
'More and more voices are sowing division and confrontation,' Holy Father says
Cindy Wooden
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