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Pastor Iuventus

when it comes to abortion, silence is complicity in her sitcom role as imperious ex-chatelaine audrey fforbes-hamilton in to the manor born,...
Pastor Iuventus

Pictures of the week

1 the world apostolate of fatima (scotland) brings the pilgrimage statue of our lady of fatima to st andrew’s cathedral, glasgow (photo: pau...
The Catholic Herald

Bishop's engagements

cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: mass in celebration for the 50th anniversary of newman house catholic university chaplaincy, st james’ c...
The Catholic Herald

Prize crossword 0492

cryptic across 1 biblical character’s record is preserved in joshua, abridged (6) 5 reds, the first to open with female pitcher (4) 8 not av...
Alun Evans

The dilemma of giving up Facebook

for years i have been something of a social media junkie, regularly checking my phone for updates on facebook and twitter (i’m too old for s...
Fr David Palmer

When does faith disappear?

when friedrich nietzsche declared that “god is dead” he added a question: “what kind of a sponge does it take to wipe away a whole horizon?”...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

If you want inner peace, try giving up Facebook

A focus on every passing fad and controversy prevents what Benedict XVI calls 'interior recollection'
Fr David Palmer

Meet the English bishop with a desert diocese 10 times the size of Britain

Bishop John MacWilliam's new diocese covers 800,000 square miles of arid land in southern Algeria. 'You go where you are needed,' the former Army officer says
Joanna Bogle

US First Lady Melania Trump is Catholic, spokeswoman confirms

She will be the first Catholic in the White House since President John F. Kennedy
Staff Reporter

Ukrainian Catholics who used to worship in a basement see 'dream' of golden-domed church come true

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Odessa is 'not recognised' by the Orthodox majority
Mariana Karapinka