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Cardinal: Britain won’t give ISIS sex slaves sanctuary

by only resettling refugees from syria, britain is unfairly denying support for the victims of isis across the border in iraq, cardinal vinc...

Dubia cardinal: this is about eternal salvation

one of the four cardinals who have asked the pope to clarify his apostolic exhortation on the family, amoris laetitia has said that it matte...

Pope tells young: make sure your bishops hear you

pope francis has asked young people to tell him, their bishops and other pastors about their hopes and struggles and criticisms to help info...

Renegades, mavericks – and a few Catholics

when roger b taney, the first catholic in united states history to assume a cabinet position, became attorney general in 1831, anti-catholic...

Thank God Christianity isn’t bland

theology students at glasgow university have been told that they can leave lectures if they find images of the crucifixion too upsetting. th...

The hate crimes Britain ignores

they wrote “christian dogs” on his home. at school, his children were told by fellow pupils: “we can’t play with you, you’re christians.” si...

Daniel Blackman

My Diana anniversary scoop

is there a word for the sense of vertigo we sometimes feel about the passage of time? the internet suggests “chronophobia”. that seems in da...

Mary Kenny: America’s impeccable family

whatever view is taken about barack obama’s politics, or the overall record of his presidency, it must be admitted that in terms of “family ...

Comments of the Week

gross distortion from the ‘integration tsar’ sir – dame louise casey has told a house of commons select committee that “it is not ok for cat...

The Catholic Herald

Lectio Divina

matthew 4:12-23 12 when jesus heard that john had been put in prison, he went away to galilee. 13 he did not stay in nazareth, but went to l...

Mgr Anthony Abela