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How Walsingham began

england’s greatest shrine of our lady, one among almost 100 in medieval times when devotion to our lady was at its height, began in 1061 as ...

Fr Michael Rear

‘She will always be 20’

for des mclindon, august 1968 is “just a haze”. yet as his mind spools back half a century, there are pictures, pieces of memory of a partic...

Simon Hart

Science and faith: Nudges and the Nobel

the benedictine asked his abbot for permission to smoke while he was praying. not only was this refused but he was punished for even asking....

Quentin de la Bedoyere

A curriculum to reflect who we are

in 1905, one miss agnew sat at her desk in carlisle and sketched out the “scheme of instruction” for the poor catholic boys and girls of st ...

Michael Merrick

Argentine Senate rejects abortion bill

Senators defeated a measure that would have legalised abortion for any reason up to 14 weeks

Nick Hallett

Brazil Church leaders speak against decriminalisation of abortion

'The right to life is the most fundamental of rights,' the Bishop of Rio Grande said

Lise Alves

Varadkar: I'll push Pope on accepting same-sex families

Irish ministers are stepping their criticisms of Church teaching ahead of the World Meeting of Families

Staff Reporter

Congolese Catholics urge cardinal to run for president

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya said he has 'other things to do'

Susan Byron

Belgium's euthanasia nightmare

As children are put to death, Belgium's experience shows the 'slippery slope' is real

Niall Gooch

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online the priest sacked for preaching catholicism much is written about the intolerance of students banning what...

Staff writers

In brief

managua tens of thousands rally in support of nicaragua’s bishops a huge crowd of nicaraguans marched in support of their bishops in the cap...

Staff writers

Britain: Free speech in peril

local councils are increasingly trying to silence pro-life groups a pro-life charity has condemned a london council for its “authoritarian a...

Nick Hallett

End of life: Belgium’s shame

three children were given euthanasia during 2016 and 2017 one striking thing about modern western societies is how quickly bioethical practi...

Niall Gooch

Back to school after Goldman Sachs

a year of celebrations begins at stonyhurst this september, marking the college’s 425th anniversary. founded in 1593 in saint omer, the scho...

Stephen Withnell

Fr Matthew Pittam: Summoned by bells

i have been the priest of a small, rural parish for several years now. our church is a modest and modern building which sits well in its vil...

Fr Matthew Pittam

To the friends I’ve known

reading commonweal magazine recently, i was struck by this line by jerry ryan, a little brother of jesus: “i have lost contact with so many ...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Pope Francis may not meet abuse survivors in Ireland, says archbishop

The Archbishop of Dublin said it would be 'great' if a meeting could be arranged but that 'time is very tight'

Staff Reporter

UK Supreme Court ruling on withdrawing hydration morally wrong, bishop says

It is never compassionate to remove food and drink to cause death, Bishop John Wilson said

Simon Caldwell

Want to deal with abusive clergy? Look to medieval times, says historian

St Peter Damian said lack of fear of the Lord and His last judgment leads to prelates going astray

Carol Glatz

Catholic universities rescind honorary degrees from Archbishop McCarrick

The Catholic University of America and Fordham University expressed their sympathy with the 'pain' of survivors

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