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Petitions defending Latin Mass keep rolling in

the calls on pope francis not to impose fresh restrictions on the traditional mass have been joined by two more joint letters. both have bee...
Joseph Shaw

Rouen Cathedral's spire catches fire; blaze has been contained

a fire that broke out on the spire of rouen cathedral is reported to have been bought under control by firefighters who responded to the eme...
The Catholic Herald

Stained glass window dedicated to Blessed Carlo Acutis creating a stir in English parish

st aldhelm’s in malmesbury is proud to be the first parish in england – to the best of its knowledge – to feature a stained glass window ded...
Father Thomas Kulandaisamy

Catholic flavour to traditional Westminster Abbey service with sermon praising Europe's Benedictine tradition

the traditional annual service to celebrate public service at the city of westminster had a distinctly catholic twist this year. cllr robert...
The Catholic Herald

The movement for the Latin Mass is about far more than nostalgia

the problem with nostalgia, the man said, is that it just isn’t what it used to be. but one man’s nostalgia may be very different from anoth...
James Bogle

Letters to the Editor: Church's gravitational shift reflects its 'old footholds' getting too 'comfortable'

growth and hop e sir – it is true that the church’s traditional centre of gravity is shifting, as john allen noted in the june edition, but ...
Catholic Herald Readers

An Anglo-Catholic Gothic architect

george edmund street geoff brandwood (ed peter howell and peter taylor) historic england and the victorian society, £40, 312 pages george ed...
Michael Hodges

Over 200 Christians arrested in Eritrea in past twelve months

the east african country of eritrea has been ranked as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for being a follower of jesus. a 3 j...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Islam in British democracy and the dangers to our Jewish neighbours

for the first time, this 4 july a british general election will be fought in part over islamic ideology. there are currently four constituen...
Gavin Ashenden

Pope approves 15 Blesseds for canonisation but Carlo Acutis' date not confirmed

the pope has announced that fourteen blesseds will be canonised on 20 october this year. while blessed carlo acutis' canonisation was also g...
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