Culture

Bearing witness on back-to-back Caminos

as the litany of the saints reverberated down rúa do franco, i couldn’t have felt more self-conscious. it sounded like there was some latter...

Ireland's proposed hate speech laws are chillingly vague and ill-defined

this week the irish senate (seanad) will commence a futile debate which is unlikely to amend the proposed legislation on hate speech and hat...

Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Body Integrity Dysphoria (BID): What it is and why Catholics need be aware of it

the bbc headline read “‘eunuch-maker’ mutilator jailed for 22 years” – it was enough to grab anyone’s attention. the article spoke of a dege...

Thomas Casemore

There is a wealth of peaceful, prayerful heritage in the old churches across our land

within a day’s hike from my house in a quiet corner of kent, there are at least four ruined or abandoned chapels. my father, a retired angli...

Tuning in to science and faith

over this past year, i’ve been involved in producing a series of science and faith programmes for radio maria england. radio maria england i...

Fr Robert Verrill OP

Eamon Duffy: My favourite book of the Bible is Genesis

irish historian eamon duffy on the ‘paradoxical power’ and gripping family drama of the book of genesis. having to nominate one favourite bi...

Police escort again needed at Manchester University to protect pro-life speaker from screaming pro-abortion mob

a screaming pro-abortion mob forced local police to intervene at the university of manchester to provide an escort to a pro-life speaker, wh...

From the vault: Eire Anois Of Patrick's bell, crozier, goat, penance, hymn and fire

this piece b y terence j. sheehy originally appeared in the 16 march 1973 issue of the catholic herald, and is lightly edited here for clari...

Terence J. Sheehy

October conference to revisit ‘Pius Wars’ over role of wartime pontiff

rome – one year after an explosive new book reopened what have often been dubbed the “pius wars”, meaning debates over pope pius xii and his...

Bishop Mark Davies welcomes Pope’s new encyclical on Sacred Heart of Jesus as a ‘great gift’

the bishop of shrewsbury has praised pope francis’ fourth encyclical letter  dilexit nos , welcoming the pope's reflections on the sacr...

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