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we need to pray for president-elect trump sir – the issue of abortion and the right to life of unborn children right across the western worl...
The Catholic Herald

Films of the Year: From modern classics to Christmas turkeys

picking a favourite film from an entire year is generally a tricky task. but this time around, the job was a relatively simple one thanks to...
Will Gore

Saint of the week: Pope Gregory III

against iconoclasm st gregory iii was elected pope by acclamation in 731, during the funeral procession of his predecessor, because of his r...
Staff Reporter

There are far more disabled saints than you think

A new book about saints with disabilities is a reminder that everyone has a vocation
Francis Phillips

Churches denounce Germany's billion-euro arms sales to Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Germany's Catholic bishops have frequently condemned their country's arms industry
Catholic News Service

Miss Universe donates personal possessions to Caritas

Pia Wurtzbach gave clothes, shoes and dresses to the Catholic charity
Megan Griffiths

Catholic of the Year: The cheerful shepherd

Bishop Philip Egan is on an urgent mission to turn his diocese into a powerhouse of evangelisation
The Catholic Herald

The inside story of the St Mary’s revival

When Francis Campbell was appointed vice-chancellor two years ago, the Catholic university was in crisis. Now revenues are up and so are student numbers
Amy-Jo Crowley

For years Pius XII has been smeared. The BBC retraction shows the tide is turning

Major historians such as Sir Martin Gilbert have demolished the myths first perpetrated by the Soviet Union
William Doino Jr

The West shares the responsibility for Aleppo's tragedy

Fragile countries have collapsed into civil war and flailing politicians have proved incapable of stopping the mayhem
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith