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Why the Gospel made sense to pagans

the dawn of christianity by robert knapp, profile books, £25 the extraordinary success of the christian religion, growing from a small group...
Piers Paul Read

Priests, prisoners and unhappy marriages

the church cannot remain silent by oscar romero, orbis, £14.99 during his time as archbishop of san salvador, oscar romero received a predic...
Jonathan Wright

Omnium Gatherum

having completed our 40-day lenten observance, with its good confession and penances, we come to the liturgical year’s zenith, easter sunday...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Lectio Divina

easter sunday: matthew 28:1-10 1 after the sabbath, as sunday morning was dawning, mary magdalene and the other mary went to look at the tom...
Mgr Anthony Abela

Saint of the week: Bernadette (April 16)

visions of a ‘lady’ st bernadette was born in lourdes on january 7, 1844 to impoverished parents. she was the first of nine children and suf...
Staff Reporter

Pictures of the week

1 archbishop bernard longley of birmingham celebrates mass for the intentions of residents and staff of st joseph’s hospice in hackney, east...
The Catholic Herald

Francis to pray for modern-day martyrs at island basilica

The Pope will celebrate a Liturgy of the Word in memory of the martyrs of the 20th and 21st centuries on Easter Saturday
Catholic News Service

The Cross ISIS couldn't destroy

A crucifix which survived the destruction wreaked by ISIS is becoming a symbol of the Iraqi Church's rebirth
Fr Benedict Kiely

Russian astronaut who took relic into space says its journey is a 'miracle in itself'

The relic of St Serafim of Sarov had spent six months in space
Associated Press

US cardinal: children are crying at school because they fear their parents will be deported

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo criticised President Trump's crackdown on undocumented migrants
Associated Press