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The realignment continues

it was nearly 30 years ago when cardinal basil hume acknowledged almost excitedly that a realignment was taking place within english christi...

Pope Francis responding well to treatment but not out of woods yet, say papal doctors

rome – having spent three weeks in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, pope francis continues to be in stable condition and is r...

Go woke, go broke: why Irish Church’s liberal turn should be treated with caution

hot on the heels of the catholic church’s liberal drift in germany , it seems the catholic church in ireland – once the defining feature of ...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis encourages Fr James Martin SJ

pope francis writes a note to a pilgrim at the vatican on 6 july 2016. (gabriel bouys/afp via getty images)   pope francis has written ...

Employers actively discriminate against people because of their faith, says new study

discrimination against catholics is rife in the workplace and especially in the public sector, a new study has found. a survey conducted by ...

Catholic "trads" and the New Right can save America... given the right conditions

can millennial and gen z catholics – many identifying as “trads" or traditionalists attracted to the order of the church against the chaos t...

The Catholic Herald

REVIEW – House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France, by Justine Firnhaber-Baker

house of lilies: the dynasty that made medieval france justine firnhaber-baker penguin, £30, 448 pages on 12 august 1239, louis ix of france...

Alexander Faludy

Emanuela Orlandi to be back in the spotlight in 2024

rome – if she’s somehow still alive, today would mark emanuela orlandi’s 56 th  birthday. in the popular mind, however, especially here...

Advent: let's keep our eyes on the prize

advent: the time of arriving, the beginning of the church’s year, a season of preparation that concludes on christmas eve. pope francis tell...

The Catholic Herald

Picasso was inspired by his lovers - and by religion

a life of picasso, volume iv: the minotaur years , 1933-1943  by john richardson  jonathan cape, £35, 368 pages john richardson di...