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Pope blesses Nativity scene statues, calls them signs of God's love
pope francis blessed hundreds of figurines of the baby jesus – ranging from tiny plastic figures to life-sized statues – and encouraged chil...
Cindy Wooden
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
a senior official at the congregation for the doctrine of the faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of the abuse crisis. in an es...
Catholic News Agency
The nation saying yes to babies
one of the most striking policies of the government of hungary, under its controversial prime minister, viktor orbán, is that it encourages ...
Melanie McDonagh
Heretic of the week: Reinhold Niebuhr
reinhold niebuhr (1892–1971) was born in missouri to an immigrant german couple. his father was a minister in the state church of prussia, i...
Charles Coulombe
Is language proof of God's existence?
don’t believe a word by david shariatmadari widenfeld and nicolson, 336pp, £16.99/$26.95 linguistics is a fascinating area of study, but an ...
Matt Thorne
How the 'celibacy recession' is affecting young Catholics
you may have heard of the “sex recession”. but there’s a “celibacy recession” too. about a year ago headlines began to warn that, as an atla...
Eve Tushnet
Catholic of the Year: 'A woman who is incredibly close to God'
canonisations are unforgettable events for those lucky enough to attend one. but the memory of the day when st john henry newman was raised ...
The Catholic Herald
Slovakia rejects pioneering pro-life bill after Europe-wide pressure
slovak parliamentarians have rejected legislation, the first of its kind in the european union, requiring women seeking abortions to see ima...
Jonathan Luxmoore
Ireland's new pro-life party faces a critical test
aontú, which describes itself as ireland’s fastest-growing political party, has set its sights on forthcoming elections in both the republic...
The Catholic Herald
World news: from Huehuetenango to Addis Ababa
washington, dc pelosi objects ‘as a catholic’ to being accused of hate house speaker nancy pelosi told a reporter “don’t mess with me!” when...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: 'Bless me, Father, for I've failed to recycle'
more details of the campaign against “eco sins”. a lay-led campaign, journey to 2030, is encouraging catholics to go to confession, with hel...
Staff writers
Lib Dem candidate 'deselected because of his Catholicism' to sue party
a former liberal democrat candidate is suing his party for religious discrimination, accusing it of deselecting him for his catholic views. ...
Staff Reporter
Heretic of the week: William Booth
as christmas approaches, cities throughout britain and ireland, canada, australia, new zealand, south africa and the united states will incr...
Charles Coulombe
If we are to do Advent properly, we must allow ourselves to be challenged
second sunday of advent is 11:1-10; rom 15:4-9; mt 3:1-12 (year a) "everything that was written long ago in the scriptures was meant to teac...
Bishop David McGough
Anti-natalism is so last century
ever since the garden of eden, we have been told to be fruitful and multiply. affirmation of this commandment is now coming from the strange...
The Catholic Herald
Was there really a plan to relocate the Vatican to Ireland?
on july 18, 1931, the liverpool weekly post reported some startling news. it said that owing to “quarrels with fascists and mussolini”, pope...
The Catholic Herald
The stunning decline in Catholicism in the Pope's homeland
a recent study from argentina has shown a dramatic decline in the church in pope francis’s homeland. the conicet survey showed that 62.9 per...
Jon Anderson
Who wants the Catholic vote?
there are approximately a million practising catholics in england and wales, many of whom are among the older generation. as a demographic g...
Catherine Lafferty
Two Italian dioceses address the divorced and remarried – expect controversy
the italian diocese of vittorio veneto late last month became the latest to issue guidelines for the implementation of pope francis’s 2016 p...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: From Beijing to Bangui
grand rapids, michigan diocese backs priest over communion refusal the diocese of grand rapids has backed a priest who refused communion to ...
Staff writers
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