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The spiritual masterpiece that beat the censors

this year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of boris pasternak’s classic novel, doctor zhivago. problems with russian censorship...
Francis Phillips

‘You live in a vale of tears. Get used to it’

a day at a time by mary kenny, new island books, £13.99 mary kenny is a veteran journalist who describes her career as the “modest success o...
Charlie Hegarty

The city where the book review was born

istanbul: a tale of three cities by bettany hughes, weidenfeld and nicolson, £25 ‘rome never fell, it simply moved 854 miles east,” is just ...
Stav Sherez

Omnium Gatherum

we always pray that each new year will be a time of great blessings, better than the last. holy church understands our need for hope and ble...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, january 8: epiphany of the lord is 60:1-6; ps 72; eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; mt 2:1-12 monday, january 9:...
The Catholic Herald

Pastor Iuventus

i like the a3, i decide on christmas eve. it’s a great road to drive, a testament to our island history. were it not for the fact that brita...
Pastor Iuventus

Pictures of the week

1 students at st bede’s catholic college in bristol have been chosen to take part in the bristol scholars scheme, designed to get local pupi...
The Catholic Herald

January 8 to January 14

cardinal nichols (westminster) wed: meeting with bishops’ conference staff, london, sw1p 1qj, 10.00am. archbishop longley (birmingham) sun: ...
The Catholic Herald

John Jolliffe: Why are left-wing dictators OK?

the death of fidel castro in november was greeted by effusive tributes, not just from the likes of jeremy corbyn and the 92-year-old jimmy c...
John Jolliffe

When a mother loses a child, respond with tears, not words, says Pope

Francis says that Rachel, in the book of Jeremiah, represents every mother throughout history who cries over 'irreparable loss'
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