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Belmont Abbey College: Offering a supportive campus atmosphere
an interview with abbot placid solari, chancellor of belmont abbey college . catholic herald: please give us a brief history of belmont abbe...
The Catholic Herald
A time to keep silence?: The Church’s problems will not be solved by papal grandstanding
pope francis’s pontificate has now lasted well over a decade. in that time, he has published three encyclicals and six apostolic exhortation...
Niall Gooch
Requiescant in pace: Pray for the dead
november, the last month of the church’s year, is when we pray for the dead. this baffles the secular minded and scandalises even other chri...
The Catholic Herald
Interrogating Thayne McCulloch, President of Gonzaga University
the catholic herald puts thayne mcculloch, president of gonzaga university in washington, under interrogation. what’s your favourite bible v...
The Catholic Herald
In the Stars the Glory of His Eyes: Tales of an Irish Tour Guide in Rome, by K Troy
guided by grace and humour. in the stars the glory of his eyes: tales of an irish tour guide in rome k troy ignatius press, £13.99, 267...
Eleanor Hammond
The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce and Crisis, by Richard Whatmore
how liberalism first failed. the end of enlightenment: empire, commerce and crisis richard whatmore allen lane, £30, 480 pages it is sometim...
Alexander Faludy
Just how valuable is sitting around tables?
is the synod on synodality any more than an empty talking shop, asks john l allen jr. if one were seeking a title with which pope francis’s ...
John Allen
In letter to People of God, participants say synod isn’t about ‘ideology’
rome – in a letter addressed to the entire people of god at the close of this month’s synod discussion, participants rejected suggestions th...
Elise Allen
Catechism author says Pope could change language on LGBTQ+ issues
rome – a celebrated prelate who helped write the catechism of the catholic church, and who’s widely recognised as being among the church’s t...
Elise Allen
Pope praises Saint Thérèse's emphasis on love over rigid interpretations of the faith
rome – pope francis has pointed to saint thérèse of lisieux as an authority on the so-called “hierarchy of truths” in a new document. to thi...
Elise Allen
Remembering Willi Graf: 80 years to the day
alexandra lloyd remembers willi graf and the white rose struggle against hitler, 80 years after his execution stadelheim prison, munich octo...
Alexandra Lloyd
Cardinal says Latin Mass devotees haven’t been ‘banished’ from the church
rome – asked about conservative catholics who feel they are not represented in the ongoing synod of bishops on synodality, specifically lati...
Elise Allen
As Pope appeals for peace, Israel warns Vatican against false ‘parallelisms’
rome – a massive and deadly surprise offensive from hamas in recent days has prompted israel to declare war, drawing appeals from pope franc...
Elise Allen
The Holy Land: Statement of the Patriarchs
the holy land, a place sacred to countless millions around the world, is currently mired in violence and suffering due to the prolonged poli...
The Catholic Herald
The makings of a 'CarMelkite': How life as a Carmelite nun helped me better savour Eastern Catholic liturgies
in a world where distractions are ever-present and self-aggrandisement is mistaken as confidence, there comes a time in everyone’s life duri...
Buchi Akpati
The necessity of a silent reception of Holy Communion
a herald reader reflects on a recent experience. at the church which i attend, communion is received kneeling, on the tongue. “corpus christ...
Anonymous Catholic
'Distressing': no more Traditional Masses at High Altar of Westminster Cathedral
the latin mass society has been informed that the traditional latin mass may no longer be celebrated at the high altar of westminster cathed...
Joseph Shaw
JK Huysmans’ final book is a compelling exploration of monastic liturgy
melanie mcdonagh reflects upon benedictine blues. it’s hard now to convey the importance of the novelist jk huysmans for the french literary...
Melanie McDonagh
St Angela of Foligno: a teacher of theologians
michael hahn reflects on the message of st angela of foligno, ten years on from her canonisation . ten years ago this month, on 9 october 20...
Michael Hahn
The problem with prioritising ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue at the Synod
as more details of the october synod emerge, so does a clearer sense of its priorities. on 30 september the synod will begin with an ecumeni...
Gavin Ashenden
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