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newman’s message to a church in crisis sir – the news that blessed john henry newman is to be canonised is wonderful. what that holy man wou...

The Catholic Herald

Shamima Begum's son didn't choose ISIS

the woman selling daily papers at the supermarket pointed to a picture of shamima begum, the “jihadi bride” who now wants to return to brita...

Two very different ways of fighting communism

last week, the cause of cardinal józsef mindszenty of hungary (1892-1975) took a major step forward: pope francis declared mindszenty venera...

Marc Roscoe Loustau

Newman's most savage critic was a herald of the sexual revolution

as the catholic church proceeds to declare john henry newman a saint, some will try to present him as a queer icon. andrew sullivan has alre...

Matthew Schmitz

Behind the abuse crisis, a crisis of governance

the sexual abuse summit’s second full day will be february 22, feast of the chair of st peter, the liturgical commemoration of the petrine o...

Fr Raymond de Souza

How to become a Doctor of the Church

anyone aspiring to become a doctor of the church requires an impressive cv. the official criteria are a major contribution to christian thou...

Jonathan Wright

Newman should be the next Doctor of the Church

canonisations vary greatly in their significance. the canonisation of mother teresa of calcutta, who devoted her life to the care of the dyi...

Susan Boyle, lunchtime Mass and the Dramatists Club: a week in theatreland

ten years ago i devised a stage musical based on the film priscilla queen of the desert . we developed the script in a workshop in melbourne...

Think German Catholicism is in decline? Look at the latest figures on Protestantism

in germany, the crucible of the reformation 500 years ago, the country’s former protestant majority now makes up less than a third of the po...

France's churches are under attack, but the establishment doesn't seem to care

during the french revolution’s worst years, some of the most visible expressions of violence involved attacks on the church, which was perce...