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The monk who inspired Tintin

noyelles-sur-mer is an unremarkable village with a remarkable world war ii graveyard. situated at the mouth of the river somme, noyelles was...

Roy Peachey

Cornwall: An unlikely Catholic outpost

a parish is thriving against the odds in england’s ‘wild west’ fishermen were the first disciples called by jesus, according to the gospels,...

Teresa Hunter

From Bede to Captain Pugwash

ushaw college looks a forbidding place as you drive there across the moors outside durham, and finding a new role for the former catholic se...

Catherine Pepinster

Catholic vote split in midterm elections, pro-life amendments adopted

The Catholic vote split 50-50 between the two parties, the Pew Research Center said

Christine Rousselle/CNA

Two US states vote to deny public abortion funding

One also voted to recognise the right to life of the unborn child

Staff Reporter

Parents furious after bishop tells children Santa isn't real

The Diocese of Belleville said Bishop Braxton's words were taken out of context

Staff Reporter

‘Incredibles 2’ designer says God’s creation is his inspiration

Philip Metschan says he is aware of the existence of divine inspiration

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Pittsburgh parishes to hold special collection for Jewish congregations

11 people died after a gunman attacked the Tree of Life Synagogue last month

Catholic News Service

Pittsburgh parishes to hold special collection for Jewish congregations

11 people died after a gunman attacked the Tree of Life Synagogue last month

Catholic News Service

Northern Ireland: London calling

mps haven’t given up on introducing abortion and gay marriage to the region say “the northern ireland problem” to followers of british polit...

Dan Hitchens

Sense and synodality

as the youth synod entered its final week, there was an air of optimism among the bishops. they had spent almost a month listening to the co...

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The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online sodano: influential and controversial “when it comes to vatican scandals, a few names tend to surface ever...

Staff writers

Catholic Social Teaching is still neglected. Our university is trying to change that

St Mary's is launching an MA covering everything from philosophy to prisons

Fr Ashley Beck

Youth need constancy from the Church, not change, says Irish archbishop

The Church should 'clearly and fearlessly' present a message that 'goes against the grain', the Archbishop of Armagh said

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Proving Hawking wrong

stephen hawking’s last book, brief answers to the big questions, has just been published posthumously. we are not surprised to hear of his “...

Quentin de la Bedoyere

Abortion: The end of stigma?

a new bill aims to redefine how the law sees abortion at midnight on monday, many catholics across portsmouth diocese began a fast, not to b...

Dan Hitchens

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online the church needs better seminaries to tackle the sexual abuse crisis, the church must reform its seminarie...

Staff writers

Killing fields

the death of 55 people in clashes between christians and muslims in nigeria last week was barely reported in the international media. the ki...

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Thou shalt not go to the ball

are fairy tales next in the queue to be banned for young children? the “influencers” – individuals and organisations wielding cultural influ...

Mary Kenny

Pope Francis: Marriage prep should be more than a few parish meetings

'One cannot say marriage preparation is three or four conferences given in the parish. This is not preparation'

Courtney Grogan/CNA

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