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Rome prepares for pre-synod frenzy with packed schedule starting this week
rome – the synod of bishops on synodality is this autumn’s catholic equivalent of the american super bowl. as a result, the next few days ar...
John L Allen
Are Pope Francis, the Synod, and Simone Weil inhabiting parallel worlds?
anna rowlands reflects on the synodal process and examines the shared values of pope francis and the french philosopher simone weil. fo...
Anna Rowlands
The Holy Rosary: a help and comfort to tired and distracted souls
in the heart of every person, there is a desire to be in union with god. such a union is realized and deepened by a life of prayer. such a s...
Fr Jeffrey F Kirby
Outrage in Brazil after archbishop gives communion to Muslim sheikh
são paulo – during a funeral mass of a major figure in the brazilian church on august 28, a muslim sheikh ended up receiving communion, spar...
Eduardo Campos Lima
Small Polish town prepares for beatification of whole family killed for saving Jews
kraków, poland – around 11:30 am on september 1, a woman approached the ulma family grave in a markowa cemetery, bowed her head, and prayed....
John Lavenburg
Water in the desert: Pope Francis praises the faithfulness of the Church in Mongolia
ulaanbaatar – speaking to one of the catholic church’s smallest flocks, located in a region that has not always been hospitable to christian...
Elise Allen
From Cheltenham to Ryedale: the highs and lows of the festival season
the essex town of thaxted has assorted claims to fame, but for the most part they relate to its medieval parish church: a building of cathed...
Michael White
'Move on': Pope's advice to U.S. conservative Catholics 'mad' at ideology slurs
aboard the papal plane – pope francis has told infuriated conservative american catholics to “move on” after he accused them of putting ideo...
Elise Allen
The transcendental character of an ancient abbey
in the forests of the thar valley, in the shadow of mont st michel, lies the abbaye de la sainte-trinité de la lucerne d’outremer....
Gavin Ashenden
How good was Good Queen Bess?
an ex-anglican re-learns history. it is surprising how many things we accept second hand and assume they are true without questioning them. ...
Gavin Ashenden
The Catholic response to protest
piety and prayer may be more effective than demonstrations on the streets. in wareham, dorset, there is an anglican curate, the revd hilary ...
Gavin Ashenden
Angel voices, ever singing: Aquinas would have been fascinated by experiments with photons
in the catholic church there are many reminders of the reality of angels: at the beginning of mass we ask the angels to pray for us; we cry ...
Fr Robert Verrill OP
Positive parallels between the Commonwealth and the Church
positive parallels between the commonwealth and the church. how do you hold together a large multinational association of highly diverse peo...
Niall Gooch
‘God sent us’: Lebanese nuns find a home in war-torn Iraq
tom westcott reports from karamlesh, near mosul, where the sisters of jesus crucified are supporting a community torn apart by militants. at...
Tom Wescott
New AI app 'could be game changer for the Church'
rome – with rapid advances in artificial intelligence causing both fear and enthusiasm as it pushes the envelope of potential new frontiers ...
Elise Allen
Help the youth spread the Word
the holy spirit sometimes works in mysterious ways, but during world youth day in lisbon the fruits of the spirit were manifest in cheerfuln...
The Catholic Herald
Christians in Burkina Faso 'do not know if they will survive another day'
attacks against christians in burkina faso are becoming more common and many people do not know if they will survive for another day, accord...
The Catholic Herald
Cardinal Burke drops bombshell on Synod of 'ideology' and 'schism'
rome - cardinal gerhard müller has called it a “hostile takeover” of the catholic church. the late cardinal george pell termed it a “toxic n...
Diana Montagna
Listening to whom? Time to hear from those affected by easily-abused anti-blasphemy laws
rome – in just a little over a month, the curtain will rise on a keenly anticipated synod of bishops on synodality in rome. though notorious...
John L Allen
Ark of the Covenant: keeping Our Lady's Assumption with Benedict XVI
we celebrate today one of the oldest and best loved of the feasts dedicated to mary most holy: the feast of her assumption into the glory of...
The Catholic Herald
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