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Camino conflagration blamed on badly behaved pilgrims

a pilgrim walking the camino de santiago was arrested on 20 august on suspicion of starting one of this year’s largest wildfires in spain. &...
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Tim Walz’s obsession with the so-called ‘weirdness’ (aka Catholicism) of JD Vance

we are likely to hear a lot more about “weird” during the democratic national convention that kicks off in chicago today to run from 19 - 22...
Mark Jenkins

Catholics back ‘Mandela Act’ in California to limit solitary confinement

new york – as time runs out for california governor gavin newsom to act on legislation that would limit the use of solitary confinement in t...
johnlavenburg

EXCLUSIVE: Vatican wrong to open door to euthanasia, says LCP whistleblower

the doctor who blew the whistle on abuses carried out under the notorious liverpool care pathway (lcp) has warned catholics that new guidanc...
Simon Caldwell

The Catholic religiosity of James Tissot’s visionary art attracted adoration and scorn

fully appreciating the catholic content in the art of the frenchman james tissot (1836 –1902) may be a matter of faith. his 365 illustration...
Benjamin Ivry

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...
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Summer reads recommended by the Catholic Herald (Part 1)

it’s that time of year again, hence we asked a number of the herald’s friends and contributors to share with readers those books, whether ol...
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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, ...
John Milbank

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...
Elise Allen

Is religion bouncing back during these Olympics?

while the fallout from the strange scenes of the olympics' opening ceremony continues to play out – the bbc’s latest moral maze focused on t...
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