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Thousands of medieval churches face ruin. Who will save them?

since leaving the cosmopolitan delights of london and moving to deepest north norfolk three years ago, i have become immersed in the questio...

What the Amazon really needs

pope francis suggested that his apostolic exhortation following the amazon synod could be completed before the end of the year. the holy fat...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The Supreme Court, gender dysphoria, and the plight of parents

a rally was recently held on the steps of the supreme court timed to coincide with oral arguments in rg & gr harris funeral homes inc v ...

The Catholic Herald

How a school's 'mafia' culture enabled abuse

the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa), which has been running since 2014, is gradually assembling the most detailed pictur...

World news: from Boston to Beirut

washington, dc pro-lifer appointed to un post pro-life groups have hailed the appointment of andrew bremberg as us representative to the un ...

Overlooked: Sri Lanka terror report blames spy chief

what happened?   a sri lankan parliamentary committee has concluded that the state intelligence service chief was responsible for inte...

The big story: Amazon synod calls for married priests

what happened?   the contentious amazon synod has come to an end, with bishops approving a document that calls for married priests in t...

At Newman's canonisation, Roman babble was reduced to total silence

it felt as if we were in a film. rustling birds announced the approach of dawn in the eternal city. a tinkle came from the convent in the ga...

David Twiston Davies

Prize crossword 0616

cryptic across 7 camouflaged crusader chap’s hard-wearing uniforms on sundays? (6,7) 8 where paul landed against the tide, going west, is th...

Where 'Spotlight' focused on the media, this new drama is about the victims

it’s no surprise that françois ozon’s by the grace of god is being compared to spotlight, the oscar-winning film about the uncovering of sex...