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Understanding the Orthodox Christian worldview motivating Vladimir Putin in war with Ukraine

it seems a good, if not vital, moment to try and look beyond the narrow analysis of the dreadful war in ukraine provided by the vast majorit...

Bishops urge Catholics to take action on two-child benefit cap that undermines value of new life

the catholic bishops’ conference of england and wales continues to voice serious concerns about the implications of the current two-child po...

The Catholic Herald

Confessional Catholics and US public life: Francis X Maier has a journalist’s head and a churchman’s heart

in the united states, opinion polls consistently suggest that to identify as catholic is not a reliable predictor of one’s favoured politica...

Van Gogh's swirling intensity finally gets a viewing at National Gallery

"the painter of the future is a colourist such as there hasn’t been before,” vincent van gogh wrote to his brother theo shortly after he mov...

David V Barrett

INTERVIEW: Five young Catholics explain why they are pro-life activists and marching for the unborn

there is a new lease of life in the pro-life movement, as will be witnessed at the march for life in london this saturday on 7 september, an...

Heather Tomlinson

INTERVIEW: John Cleese explains his 'mixed view' of the Catholic Church

how does it feel to give an interview to a catholic publication? the question slightly amuses me, but i see why i’m being asked that. i do h...

No Jews or Catholics, please, we’re Democrats and have a cynical election campaign to run

while you are going to hear a lot about “weird” during the democratic national convention – as discussed by mark jenkins in an article earli...

Summer reads recommended by the Catholic Herald (Part 2)

here is the second part of the catholic herald 's recommended reads for this summer that have been put together by some of the herald’s frie...

The Catholic Herald

Taking stock of the UK riots: Catholicism and the crisis of Anglo-Celtic identity

anti-immigrant riots in the united kingdom. election hysteria in the united states. both are symptoms of a crisis of anglo-celtic identity, ...

Vatican clarifies stance on patients in vegetative state; stays firm against euthanasia

the vatican’s academy for life has issued a new text on a series of bioethical issues, including the provision of food and hydration for pat...