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Three dead in bombing aimed at Syrian Patriarch
three people were killed by a suicide bomber in an attack on a memorial service in north-east syria last sunday. patriarch ignatius aphrem i...
Staff writers
Pope prays for Orthodox as council opens
pope francis offered his prayers on sunday as the first pan-orthodox council opened with nine out of 14 churches. after reciting the angelus...
Staff writers
Year of Mercy: Jesus led me away from crime
as we approach the year of mercy, i often reflect on how the biggest part of god’s heart is his mercy and how that same mercy has changed my...
John Pridmore
The African prodigy with an ‘awesome flow’
augustine by robin lane fox, allen lane, £25 in san gimignano on an april sunday in 1966, around the age of 20, robin lane fox was introduce...
Michael Duggan
Year of Mercy: We need Catholics with ‘attitude’
recently, i visited a remarkable day centre in the south of england that cares for the homeless. it’s called the vine centre and it occupies...
Bishop Philip Egan
Fine Arts: The Cornish artist who fell from the heavens
soaring flight: peter lanyon’s gliding paintings courtauld gallery, london, until january 17 panorama courtauld gallery, london, until janua...
Miguel Cullen
What’s good about the Reformation?
almost five centuries ago, on october 31, 1517, a german monk called martin luther reputedly nailed his ninety-five theses on the power and ...
Ed West
Pope asks Central Africans to 'lay down instruments of death'
put down the weapons of war and work for justice, pope francis has urged the people of the central african republic. “even when the pow...
Staff writers
The big story of the past seven days
✣ pope hails 'wisdom of the poor' in nairobi what happened? the pope denounced the conditions slum-dwellers had to live in during...
Staff writers
Mission abandoned
vatican ii was intended as a call to unity and evangelism, but its legacy has been an escalation of intra-catholic wars. it is time to embra...
George Weigel
Popes don’t always get what they want
the friends of francis are urging him to take a revolutionary step after the synod. but there are good reasons why he might reject their adv...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Francis: faith is being eroded in Germany
the church in germany has strong institutions that contribute much to society, but christianity is much bigger than its institutions, t...
Catholic Herald View
Number of Salford parishes to be halved
salford diocese has announced plans to cut the number of parishes from 150 to 75. the proposal was made in a report issued by bishop jo...
Catholic Herald View
Damian Thompson: Can a great composer revive a tone-deaf Church?
both the high and the low points of my week were catholic. i experienced the high point watching bbc iplayer on my computer, slumped on the ...
Andy Leisinger
FAMILY SYNOD: Fr Mark Drew
why rome is looking east by strengthening the synod of bishops pope francis hopes to boost the chances of unity between catholics and orthod...
Fr Mark Drew
World News: Francis promotes star astronomer
pope francis has named american jesuit brother guy consolmagno as director of the vatican observatory. he replaces argentine jesuit fr ...
Catholic Herald View
Francis in Cuba: Pontiff makes detour to meet Fidel Castro
pope francis took time out of his formal programme on sunday to visit cuba’s former leader, fidel castro. vatican spokesman fr federico lomb...
Catholic Herald View
The priests who survived the atomic bomb
From the Catholic Herald of August 5, 2010: The remarkable survival of Jesuit Fathers in Hiroshima has echoes in the Bible and Fatima
Donal Anthony Foley
Pope uses iPad to sign up to WYD
pope francis has become the first person to sign up for next year’s world youth day in poland. the pontiff registered using an ipad in the w...
Catholic Herald View
Our best weapon is prayer
pope francis is probably doing more than all other world leaders combined to keep the plight of persecuted middle eastern christians before ...
Catholic Herald View
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