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British exceptionalism from Virgil to Blair

the story of britain by roy strong, weidenfeld, 608pp, £30 sir roy strong is known for his reigns at the victoria and albert museum and the ...

Word this week

the 16th sunday of the year jer 23:1-6; eph 2:13-18; mk 6:30-34 (year b) "the apostles rejoined jesus and told him all they had done and tau...

Bishop David McGough

Consecrated celibacy: an apologia

huston smith, a renowned commentator on world religions, submits that you should not judge a religion by its worst expressions, but by its b...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

How Humanae Vitae changed the Church

After Paul VI released Humanae Vitae 50 years ago, Catholics split into warring tribes

Stephen Bullivant

Shroud of Turin expert criticises new study casting doubt on authenticity

Emanuela Marinelli said there was 'nothing scientific' about the experiments

Junno Arocho Esteves

Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/07/18

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Papal confidantes denounce 'distorted American dream' of Prosperity Gospel

It is a 'theological justification for economic neo-liberalism', Jesuit journal Civiltà Cattolica said

The McCarrick case shows the dangers of ecclesial ambition

The cardinal allegedly exploited the ambitions of seminarians in order to prey on them

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Religious education report is an ‘attack’ on Catholic schools

The Bishop of Leeds said the report was 'unacceptable'

How pride became a virtue

if someone were to produce a word count of one of the most overused words in our language today, i imagine that the word “pride” would come ...