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Byrd is the word: The old faith of England is this year’s focus of The Sixteen

the old faith of england is this year’s focus of the sixteen, finds serenhedd james . a wise, sharp-eyed owl peers out from the programme of...
Serenhedd James

Diary: by Sarah Sands

one of the great novels on sickness and death is thomas mann’s the magic mountain. i have been reading it because of a norfolk-based interes...
sarah sands

Proposed changes to Irish constitution to reflect 'gender equality' are deeply misguided

the irish government plans to hold a series of referenda in november 2023 to further alter the irish constitution as the next stage in its r...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Netflix's 'Human Playground' reminds us that play is fundamental to our existence

a bull has the ability to charge at you at up to 35mph. there are 10 40  possible moves in chess. if a cue ball hits half of the intend...
Karl Gustel Warnberg

Housekeeper’s husband officially charged in murder of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell

carlos medina, the suspect in the murder of los angeles auxiliary bishop david o’connell, was arraigned in state court wednesday and formall...
Joe Bukuras

Dublin's appalling new 'St Patrick's Festival' bears no resemblance to the feast day's origins

hot on the heels of rebranding christmas festivities in dublin as "winter holidays" and co-opting st brigid’s day on behalf of a mythical ce...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Cardinal Nichols

the archbishop of westminster, cardinal vincent nichols, has issued the following statement on the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. "i a...
The Catholic Herald

The rank hypocrisy of the Irish apostasy

by  dubhaltach o reachtnin eamon martin, archbishop of armagh and primate of all-ireland, has spoken out strongly about the encroaching...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Majority of Catholic US senators vote to redefine marriage

a majority of catholics in the us house of representatives voted last thursday to pass the “respect for marriage act” which will redefine ma...
Olenka Hamilton

Bishop quits after finding role 'too great a burden'

pope francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop of hexham and newcastle who has quit almost a decade before he was due to retire, sa...
Simon Caldwell