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EDITORIAL: Law and disorder; the Christian response to the UK riots

english bishops have condemned the outbreak of mob violence against asylum seekers and refugees as well as immigrant communities. the bishop...
The Catholic Herald

French soul searching begins as weird chaos of Olympics' opening ceremony sinks in

the shambolic and strange scenes that marred the opening ceremony of the olympic games are reaching far beyond a shocked catholic church, an...
James Jeffrey

Drag queen confirms it was a parody of Last Supper despite Olympic committee's claim

artists who participated in the parody sketch at the heart of mounting controversy over the opening ceremony to the paris olympics have conf...
Elise Allen

Petitions defending Latin Mass keep rolling in

the calls on pope francis not to impose fresh restrictions on the traditional mass have been joined by two more joint letters. both have bee...
Joseph Shaw

Letters to the Editor: Church's gravitational shift reflects its 'old footholds' getting too 'comfortable'

growth and hop e sir – it is true that the church’s traditional centre of gravity is shifting, as john allen noted in the june edition, but ...
Catholic Herald Readers

A bittersweet correspondence between Rainer Maria Rilke and his gardener friend

nick ripatrazone looks at letters around a garden by rainer maria rilke, written to his close friend antoinette, a gardener, a century ago. ...
Nick Ripatrazone

Despite progress US bishops must remain wary of ‘complacency’ over child abuse, concludes Review Board

while the us church has made substantial progress in addressing the abuse of children there remains a risk of complacency creeping in, the u...
johnlavenburg

Letters to the Editor: Please pray for Canada as it slides into dystopia

care in canada sir – in relation to what is happening regarding assisted dying in canada, simon caldwell is right to note that “no-one ever ...
Catholic Herald Readers

Editorial - Compared to Catholicism, what exactly is 'Cultural Christianity'?

this month's magazine cover issue is the prospect of britain’s first avowedly atheist prime minister after the uk general election on 4 july...
The Catholic Herald

Napa Institute in London, April 2024

working together with the herald to strengthen catholic mission . the napa institute, which seeks to further the mission of the church in th...
The Catholic Herald