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Our ‘Nonno’ never forgot his roots

my grandfather, charles forte, came with his parents to scotland from italy as a child at a time when that was more unusual. he hailed from ...

Comments of the week

on married priests, we should look east sir – i have read with interest fr ray blake’s blog post (see news focus, page 16) about lonely and ...

The Catholic Herald

The spymaster who crushed British fascism

m: maxwell knight by henry hemming, preface, £20 the epigraph to this fascinating book is the extraordinary statement of em forster in two c...

Harry Mount: You’re all so vain

over the past five years, i’ve noticed an exponential boom in showing off. everyone’s at it. one friend tells me, every time i meet him, “yo...

Understanding grace more deeply

the mark of genuine contrition is not a sense of guilt, but a sense of sorrow, of regret for having taken a wrong turn; just as the mark of ...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

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Why is the Equality and Human Rights Commission playing down the role of disabled people?

Disabled people have much to give to society. So why has the EHRC abolished its Disability Commissioner?

100 years ago, Our Lady showed three children hell is real. We should heed her word

On 13 July 1917, Our Lady revealed a terrifying vision of hell. We ignore it at our peril

Stephen Bullivant

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/07/17

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

Pope Francis has created a new path to sainthood - but is it as radical as it sounds?

Laying down one’s life for others is now a category under which a person might be beatified or canonised

Stephen Bullivant