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Four German bishops opt out of controversial ‘Synodal Council’

amid an ongoing back and forth between the vatican and the german bishops conference over a controversial new ecclesial body, four of the na...

Nativity painting of UK 'national importance' becomes High Renaissance ‘Christmas gift’ for Belfast

on hearing in 1929 that his native city of belfast had just built an art gallery but had no paintings to fill it the painter sir john lavery...

Pope to visit four Pacific rim countries in September

pope francis will visit three countries in asia and one in oceania in the first two weeks of september, according to the vatican . he travel...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis' upcoming meeting with Indigenous delegation a step toward healing, Canadian bishops say

washington, d.c. newsroom, nov 10, 2021 / 11:37 am the canadian conference of catholic bishops released further details of its upcoming trip...

Christine-Rousselle

Pope’s special envoy back in Moscow to push for hostage release and peace

pope francis’s personal peace envoy for the war in ukraine is back in russia. italian cardinal mattel zuppi arrived in moscow on 14 october ...

Pope Francis responding well to treatment but not out of woods yet, say papal doctors

rome – having spent three weeks in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, pope francis continues to be in stable condition and is r...

Abortions in Scotland at record high as government considers abortion on demand

the catholic church in scotland, pro-life organisations and disability rights campaigners have expressed dismay after statistics released by...

Brisbane archbishop gives priests until 15th December to be fully vaccinated

the australian archdiocese of brisbane has announced that all archdiocesan employees, including clergy, contractors and some volunteers, mus...

Diary: I am a poor wayfaring brother

since 2000, when i turned 60, i have lived at the hospital of st cross, a medieval almshouse in winchester. it was founded about 1132 by wil...

Picasso was inspired by his lovers - and by religion

a life of picasso, volume iv: the minotaur years , 1933-1943  by john richardson  jonathan cape, £35, 368 pages john richardson di...