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Awe, wonder and a new GCSE

in 2013 and 2014, biology undergraduates at the university of oxford were asked to name five species of birds, trees, mammals, butterflies a...
Roy Peachey

BREAKING: Pope Francis addresses Ukraine conflict in weekly address

pope francis has addressed the conflict in ukraine during his weekly address. speaking in st peter’s square, the pope said ukrainians were s...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Nichols peforms historic role at funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

this is only the second time that an archbishop of westminster has played a part in a royal funeral in modern british history. cardinal corm...
Simon Caldwell

It's time to reclaim the home

cs lewis in his brilliant and cutting essay, ‘on the appeal and challenges of home life’ from god in the dock and featuring in how to be a c...
Laura Perrins

Cardinal Erdő’s chance of succeeding Francis may be strengthened as Hungary tightens abortion laws

the cultural iron curtain in europe looks to be widening as conservative nationalist hungary tightens its abortion laws. a new decree means ...
Staff Reporter

Traditionalist bishop criticises Pope in Kazakhstan

just as pope francis was warning kazakhstan’s bishops about fuelling nostalgia for the past during his visit to the country, one traditional...
The Catholic Herald

A rival to Tagle: why Singapore’s Cardinal Goh could become the next pope

while filipino prelate, cardinal luis antonio tagle, is seen as the leading candidate to succeed pope francis – should the pontiff follow th...
Staff Reporter

The Pope’s faustian pact

while pope francis last week repeated his previous warning about a global conflict, he should perhaps be more concerned about his own fausti...
The Catholic Herald

Why Catholicism outlives its critics

i am not a dedicated follower of fashion. when i became a catholic sixteen years ago, bookshops were full of bestsellers by the so-called ne...
Niall Gooch

Synodal Path hits the accelerator as European divide deepens

synodal path set to vote on all-important council, despite global evidence that liberalism will not save the german church next month, parti...
The Catholic Herald