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do younger catholics rarely sin? sir – when i was about seven, i learned from my penny catechism that “purgatory is a place where souls suff...

The Catholic Herald

The Belfast boxing gym that made peace amid sectarianism

for most catholics living through the troubles, an invitation to a meeting with the leaders of the main loyalist paramilitary groups would h...

The 'great convent scandal' that transfixed Victorian England

one hundred and fifty years ago a legal case involving three nuns was front-page news in britain and ireland. the plaintiff was susanna mary...

Why Christians are dismayed by Modi's landslide victory

he looked out over the small garden in front of his church, somewhere in the sprawling city of new delhi. one could hear the noise of the bu...

Andreas Thonhauser

Was a dramatic police raid in the Diocese of Dallas really necessary?

earlier this month dozens of polices officers, some dressed in swat gear, descended on the office of the diocese of dallas. the police were ...

Why bishops are alarmed by the state of UK prisons

now that theresa may is on her way out of downing street, it is inevitable that the country is going to hear much more from boris johnson on...

There's more to the story of the electrician cardinal

earlier this month, two stories featured prominently in social media feeds for a news cycle or two. comparing them makes for an interesting ...

Christopher R. Altieri

World News: from Los Angeles to Lodwar

st paul, minnesota attorney seeks to sue holy see over abuse an attorney has announced that he is suing the holy see for documents relating ...

The week in quotations

"a growing trend towards extreme individualism" pope francis on the trouble with wealthier societies message for world day of migrants and r...

Meanwhile: Belgian abbey rediscovers medieval beer recipe

a belgian abbey has signed a deal to start brewing beer again – with the help of techniques which they stopped using two centuries ago. the ...