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Catholic philosopher René Girard could shape US politics now JD Vance on Republican ticket

jd vance is not a big fan of the political left, despite his humble background. in the view of the catholic politician that everyone is now ...

Why the Book of Jonah is full of enigma, by Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM

there are many biblical books that fascinate me, from both the old and the new testaments. reading genesis, exodus and the psalms always mov...

Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM

Preaching a Gospel of conversion and repentance

"and if any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, as you walk away shake off the dust from under your feet as a sig...

Fr David Howell

Keir Starmer is not a slacker for wanting a break from work – it’s a healthy part of human nature

the saying goes that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. so perhaps keir starmer hoped to ditch his nickname of mr boring earlier th...

Portia Berry-Kilby

The healthy, effective and ethical alternative to IVF

flora watkins asked the question “shouldn’t the church reconsider ivf?” in the may 2024 issue of the catholic herald . quite a few readers d...

US archbishop calls for calm amid increasingly fraught political atmosphere

amid a tense political climate both on capitol hill in the us capitol and among voters across the country, one of the nation's leading bisho...

Music for the Masses: The process of writing music to draw out and illuminate the sacred text

when the church chooses to renew its historic position as a patron of the arts by commissioning new sacred music for the liturgy, a composer...

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...

Interview from the archive: Malcolm and Kitty Muggeridge on their reception into the Church after ‘glimpses of the infinite’

10th december 1982 malcolm and kitty muggeridge joined the church ten days ago. christopher howse meets them in their sussex home. kitty mug...

The Catholic Herald

Review – 'Alexandria: The City that Changed the World' by Islam Issa

alexandria: the city that changed the world islam issa sceptre, £30, 496 pages in 331 bc, on the north coast of egypt, an extraordinarily ta...