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Pushkin, cat who met the Pope and published a book, dies aged 19

the author, papal confidant, archivist and cat pushkin has died aged 19. he had been suffering from thyroid problems and went off his food o...

Italian bishops vote to change translation of the Our Father

the italian bishops approved an updated translation of mass prayers, including a change in the translation of the our father, and they passe...

Milan court rules against Archbishop Viganò in inheritance lawsuit

a civil court in milan has ordered archbishop carlo maria viganò, a longtime diplomat and former vatican nuncio to the united states, to ret...

Sex abuse inquiry examines England's Birmingham archdiocese

an independent government inquiry is investigating how the archdiocese of birmingham handled allegations of child sexual abuse made against ...

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/11/18

the church risks “becoming disoriented by falling prey to ... polarisation” , pope francis has told latin american priests ( video ). israel...

Confessions of a Scandinavian St Augustine

the end by karl ove knausgaard, harvill secker, 1,153pp, £25/$49.95 the english translation of the end, the final volume of the celebrated n...

Catholics in Britain and America are drawing closer together

the launch of the american edition of the catholic herald brings to these shores our own version of a journal that has been making british c...

Charles Coulombe

The mystery of Fr Jenkins

can pope francis impose a moratorium on the use of “mystery” in catholic discourse? can he ban it from official and semi-official catholic j...

A Marian moment away from the tourists

the paradox of modern mass tourism is that we all want to visit beautiful places that aren’t spoilt by tourism, and yet each of us is a tour...

Leading articles

style and substance you hold in your hands the first us edition of the catholic herald. it was 130 years in the making, but we think you’ll ...

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