Europe

Pope Francis in Marseille: migrants should be viewed as gifts, not as a burden

marseille – after a week of rising tensions within europe amid a surge in migrant arrivals, with some countries, including france, taking me...

Pope in Marseille condemns 'velvet gloved' indifference to migrants

since pope francis in july 2013 first visited the small italian island of lampedusa, a primary destination for migrants seeking entry in eur...

Budapest diary: Painful lessons from a city of beauty

it was very late when i arrived in budapest, but a consolation to be in a hotel close to the danube. to me, there is something sacred about ...

Alleged Rupnik victims say Church's pledge of 'zero tolerance' for sex abuse is mere PR campaign

rome – an open letter signed by five alleged victims of father marko rupnik, a former jesuit and renowned slovenian artist, asserts that rec...

Letter and Nazi dagger reopen debates over wartime role of Pope Pius XII

rome – two new discoveries regarding pope pius xii are rekindling debate over the role of the wartime pontiff, including a letter suggesting...

How a persecuted Dutch family found asylum in Poland

the fate of children takes a particular centre-stage in the gospels. jesus articulates ethics that warn in the starkest terms about the impo...

Pope dismisses critics of Synod as 'ideological' with an 'incapacity for dialogue'

aboard the papal plane – pope francis warned against the influence of what he called “ideology” on an upcoming synod of bishops at the vatic...

Elise Ann Allen

From Cheltenham to Ryedale: the highs and lows of the festival season

the essex town of thaxted has assorted claims to fame, but for the most part they relate to its medieval parish church: a building of cathed...

Catholic Good Schools Guide 2023: Top ten senior independent schools

ampleforth college north yorks headmaster : peter roberts takes : boys and girls, aged 13-18 originally founded for 70 boys by the benedicti...

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Catholic Good Schools Guide 2023: Top five prep schools

all hallows east cranmore, somerset headmaster: trevor richards takes: boys and girls, aged 3-13 home to 400 pupils, all hallows has good ac...

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