Europe

New study claims John Paul II's visits boosted fertility rates across Latin America

rome – a new study claims that by stressing themes of marriage and family during 13 visits to the region between 1979 and 1996, st. john pau...
Crux Staff

Top aide says Pope is resting, not receiving guests or holding meetings

rome – italian cardinal pietro parolin, the vatican’s secretary of state, has said pope francis continues to rest after his return from the ...
Elise Allen

‘Mysticism, Magic and Monasteries’ offers a brilliant counter-narrative to contemporary inversions

in his new book, sebastian morello has produced a brilliant excoriation of how and to what effect western civilisation has been possessed by...
George Young

Letters to the Editor: leave those fish alone this Lent

fish-free lent? sir – we generally consider lent as a time for “giving up something”. in pursuit of broadening our lenten horizons, the fait...
Catholic Herald Readers

Pope's health continues to improve, but Easter plans still uncertain

rome – nearly a week after being discharged from the hospital, pope francis continues to make slow but steady improvement, however, it is st...
Elise Allen

Spain tops list for adults leaving childhood religion; UK not far behind, US more robust

it is estimated that around 20 per cent or more of adults in countries across east asia, europe and the americas have left the religion of t...
johnlavenburg

Pope’s doctor calls recovery ‘miraculous'; Francis wanted to keep fighting

pope francis’s primary doctor during his hospitalisation has said it was the pope himself who chose to keep trying different therapies when ...
Elise Allen

The implications of presuming human 'innocence': Rousseau and wickedness

jordan peterson made a helpful contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of the exchange of ideas, when he observed that, in the cas...
Gavin Ashenden

Pope to exit hospital today after two close calls during five-week stay

pope francis’s medical team has announced that after five weeks of hospitalisation and two brushes with death, he will be discharged today, ...
Elise Allen

Pope continues to improve - but not enough to leave hospital

the condition of pope francis is improving and he is growing less dependent on high-flow oxygen, the vatican has announced. while the pope’s...
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