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Why the Holy Father and Victor Orbán will forever be at odds
in september 2021, the holy father paid a visit to central europe. he spent three days in slovakia and a mere seven hours in hungary, giving...
Niall Gooch
Pope Francis's successor must stop compromising with secularism
there are few more dramatic moments in the life of the church than the election of a new pope. until the resignation of pope benedict there ...
Gavin Ashenden
An ecumenical matter
july 6, 2022 marked the centenary of the revival in the church of england of the shrine of our lady of walsingham, which centuries earlier h...
Michael Yelton
Bach's divine gift brought to life
the great passion by james runcie bloomsbury, £16.99, 272 pages this sublime novel about the domestic and spiritual genesis behind johann se...
William Cash
Decency is not enough
on various occasions i had to ask myself recently whether i was living in london in 2022 or 1980s italy. the soap opera of government crisis...
Fr Mark Vickers
‘I fight the good fight, the good fight of faith’
father gerald murray is an ice hockey-playing new york priest, canon lawyer and conservative catholic public commentator. he is probably the...
William Cash
The Assumption and the Bible
in the middle of this month we will celebrate the solemnity of the assumption of the blessed virgin mary. the belief that our lady’s body wa...
Rev Dr Richard J Ounsworth
Imminent schism? Boost for Synodal Path as German Catholics back abortion
the vatican may have come out swinging against the german synodal path , claiming the movement - designed to give lay members a say in runni...
The Catholic Herald
The Anglican hierarchy should embrace the Saints, not sociologists
every ten years, anglican bishops from around the world convene for the lambeth conference. having been twice postponed already, the confere...
Gavin Ashenden
Not all popes deserve to be canonised
yet another pope is on the fast track to sainthood. next month, pope francis will beatify the predecessor who has probably influenced him mo...
The Catholic Herald
Another day, another letter
good ecclesiastical governance takes time, writes hugh somerville knapman osb four apostolic letters have already appeared this year; in 202...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman
More legacy building: Pope names women to Dicastery for Bishops
pope francis has named three women to the dicastery for bishops. it is the first time that women have been appointed to the dicastery respon...
The Catholic Herald
Francis confirms beatification of 'smiling Pope' who warned against confusion of the faithful
the 20 th century was a great era for popes, with several recognised as saints. pope francis himself has canonised pope st john xxiii, pope ...
Simon Caldwell
Priest brother of TV's Declan Donnelly dies after sudden brain haemorrhage
the priest brother tv presenter declan donnelly died from a suspected bleed on the brain, friends have said. fr dermott donnelly, 55, was ta...
Simon Caldwell
Persecution of the faithful: the greatest story never told
peninah was only 24-years-old when her husband paul was murdered by al-shabaab terrorists in kenya. attackers with kalashnikovs, lined the m...
John Cookson
The unintended consequences of Desiderio desideravi
the non-acceptance of the liturgical reform, as also a superficial understanding of it, distracts us from the obligation of finding response...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman
Scotland’s loss of religion is a matter of grave concern
it comes as no surprise that the leader of the scottish national party, nicola sturgeon, should have called for a new referendum on the issu...
The Catholic Herald
Factious spirit
scottish catholics had to wait for nearly 30 years after their coreligionists in england and wales for the restoration of their own hierarch...
Serenhedd James
A survey of Scotland's private chapels
the reformation of the 16th century embraced scotland with even greater ferocity than it did england, although somewhat later in time. james...
John Martin Robinson and Michael Hodges
Jack Kerouac at 100
the american writer jack kerouac, whose centenary fell this year, was adamant about the catholic inspiration of his work, which he repeatedl...
Benjamin Ivry
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