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An unexpected trip to Auschwitz to confront the reality of evil
i’m not really sure why i wanted to go to auschwitz, the nazi extermination camp in poland – it was not the most obvious place to go for an ...
richardbritton
What does it mean if we are 'kept' in the name of the Father?
"holy father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. while i was with them, i kept those you had g...
Fr David Howell
Douai Abbey: a place extolling the English Benedictine temper and charism
"a monastery is above all this: a place of spiritual power.” pope benedict, as ever, got to the heart of the thing when he addressed these w...
Gertrude Clarke
Lisbon: Why you should visit this critical trading and spiritual link between Old Catholic Europe, Asia and the New World
with five portuguese cardinals, and at least one future papabile – cardinal américo aguiar, who was responsible for world youth day 2023, is...
William Cash
Priest plunges school into darkness to save children from marauding gunmen
the quick thinking of a headteacher helped save the lives of sleeping students after armed extremists stormed a secondary school in nigeria’...
Amy Balog
Diocese was justified in firing gay teacher, rules federal appeals court
new york – in a reversal of a 2021 decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that a catholic school in the diocese of charlotte, north car...
johnlavenburg
Biden administration's non-discrimination regulations ‘fundamentally redefine the practice of medicine’, Florida lawsuit claims
new york – a lawsuit filed by the state of florida and on behalf of the catholic medical association (cma) claims that new non-discriminatio...
johnlavenburg
US bishops criticise new federal regulations for advancing ‘ideological view of sex’
new york – while the biden administration’s recent healthcare-based discrimination regulations don’t include an abortion mandate as the us b...
johnlavenburg
The beautiful scent of a newborn: Learning to live with the chaos of three small children
“why does he smell so good?” my eldest daughter, ophelia, asked. she and her sister had just arrived at the hospital to meet their new baby ...
Olenka Hamilton
Happily ever after? Secular modernity's irrational discomfort with boy meets girl
last month, the british museum briefly found itself in hot water on twitter/x. some feminists took exception to a jokey post they’d made sug...
Niall Gooch
MPs to vote on abortion amendments on May 15, Parliament told
mps will have the opportunity to change the uk’s abortion law on may 15, it was announced in parliament yesterday. amendments to the crimina...
The Catholic Herald
Our anti-Christian culture is turning democracy into a busted flush
democracy is ill. it is under pressure from all sides. from suspicions of voter fraud, to frustration with a moribund two party system, ther...
Gavin Ashenden
Staff become Catholics after new programme in schools
an innovative evangelisation programme in the archdiocese of southwark has led to four staff members in catholic schools being received into...
The Catholic Herald
Catholic imprint on six ‘swing states’ may shape the global future
rome – were you to ask veteran vatican-watchers to name the six most important prelates in the catholic church today beyond the pope himself...
John L Allen
Gillian Keegan announces 'landmark decision' to lift faith-based admissions cap on free schools
education secretary gillian keegan has announced plans to lift the notorious faith-based admissions cap on new free schools. following lobby...
Simon Caldwell
Parenting expert Gina Ford's fame is a symptom of the collapse of the extended family
it has been 25 years since the publication of the bestselling the contented little baby book by gina ford. many mothers and fathers will kno...
Laura Perrins
Catherine Pakaluk discusses religious influences on mothers choosing to have lots of babies
it is old news that birth rates are falling in britain and across the west. and yet, despite this, discussion around fertility rates is only...
Portia Berry-Kilby
Where to eat after Mass: Ealing Abbey and Meadow
st benedict’s abbey church in ealing, west london, was begun in the late victorian era and completed in 1934. the monastery that it serves b...
Charles Pelham
Four-year study released showing impact of abuse crisis on Catholic community in England and Wales
durham university’s centre for catholic studies has released what is being described as the first study into how the clerical child sexual a...
The Catholic Herald
Pope makes first papal visit to Venice’s 'Biennale' festival to offer stirring message to artists and young people
pope francis made a day trip to venice on sunday to attend a famed annual cultural event, during which he spoke out about the important role...
The Catholic Herald
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