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a centre for faith and reason named after blessed john henry newman is to be opened in dublin. the centre is an initiative of notre dam...

Staff writers

pope francis has called for the european union to come up with new creative ways to stay together following britain’s planned exit, saying i...

Staff writers

there’s a chapter in the book of ecclesiastes which is often read at funerals and the committal of ashes, and which begins: “to every thing ...

Mary Kenny

it’s been 15 years since president josiah bartlet stood in a deserted cathedral and railed against his creator. the flawed hero of the west ...

Jonathan Wright

‘england is not a catholic country.’ this claim seems trite even to an outsider like me, but over the course of my recent visit, it became h...

Matthew Schmitz

during his recent visit to armenia, pope francis spoke of the need for christians to be active peacemakers in the midst of conflict. peacema...

Ron Belgau

why has the pope suddenly parachuted two italian franciscan priests into the most prestigious catholic posts in the holy land? both men are ...

Jill, Duchess of Hamilton

pope francis likes to remind us that the confessional is not supposed to be “a torture chamber, but rather an encounter with the lord’s merc...

Tim Stanley

when you go to mass on sundays, do you shop around? thirty years ago, that question would have struck most catholics as bizarre, even in poo...

Damian Thompson

1 cricketing great sir garfield sobers meets members of the catering department during a visit to downside school in somerset 2 bernard mcgu...

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