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Don't despair of Catholic primary schools — I know one that's found a great way to get children to pray

Sometimes we all need a little encouragement to cultivate good habits

Stephen Bullivant

The way ahead for gay Catholics

Two years ago Cardinal Vincent Nichols asked me to be his liaison and chaplain to the Farm Street LGBT group in central London

Mgr Keith Barltrop

The day Catholicism changed

few dates can be said with certainty to mark a turning point in church history. but july 7, 2007, is one of them. that was the day that bene...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣   cardinal pell to face trial over abuse claims what happened? cardinal george pell, appointed by pope francis to reform vatican fina...

The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣ highlights from the week online the time i yelled in the confessional at aleteia.com elizabeth scalia recalled the “strangest confession o...

Pope and Trump back Charlie Gard’s parents

pope francis has said that charlie gard’s parents should be allowed to “accompany and care” for their child “to the end”. his statement, iss...

Pope Francis replaces Vatican doctrinal chief

pope francis has decided not to renew cardinal gerhard müller’s term as prefect of the vatican congregation for the doctrine of the faith (c...

Three women consecrated as virgins in the US

three women have been consecrated as virgins in a rare ceremony in detroit. such a consecration had never taken place before in the archdioc...

Don’t act like princes, cardinals told

cardinals are to serve the people of god and tackle the sins of the world, not be“princes” of the church, pope francis has said. the pope to...