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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...

How the breathtaking, awe-inspiring power and sheer wildness of the sea connects us to our Faith

last summer, i moved to salthill in galway, on the western coast of ireland, and am blessed to live a minute away from the atlantic ocean. i...

A trio of sausage-based recipes utilising the humble yet versatile English staple

i’ve been thumbing through a cookery book by jonathan meades, better known as a writer and film-maker on architecture rather than food. as i...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a terrible battle

tolerance is frequently assumed to be a virtue of the young. in the mass media, age is associated with crabbiness and narrowing of outlook, ...

Pope to meet top US comedians as part of Vatican outreach

rome – pope francis will welcome comedians from all over the world next week, including top us names such as stephen colbert, jimmy fallon a...

Nevill Holt Festival: how a Catholic Recusant house has become a new Glyndebourne of the Midlands

instead of sitting in flapping tents in muddy fields, english country houses have become the preferred stage set for many new history and li...

Pope writes preface for book by LGBT-rights activist Fr James Martin

pope francis has written a preface for a new book by one of the catholic church’s most prominent apologists for the global gay rights moveme...

Looking to the example of St Joseph – The purpose of work is not to work

in an address to the christian association of catholic workers in may 1955, pope pius xii established the feast of st joseph the worker, to ...

Dignitas Infinita: To play down free will and original sin is a very dangerous business

the latest reconfiguration of catholic theology to emerge from rome has come in the form of the document dignitas infinita, on human dignity...

'The adventure of being born': G.K. Chesterton's 150th anniversary

the 29th of may 2024 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of g.k. chesterton (29 may 1874 – 14 june 1936), the indomitable english auth...

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