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Pope brushes off feminist fury over praise for 'politician with pants'

on board the papal plane – pope francis has brushed aside criticism of his rhetoric on women during his weekend trip to belgium, insisting t...

Churches in southern Lebanon open doors to those displaced by Israeli airstrikes

christian churches in lebanon have opened their doors to those seeking refuge from the devastating impact of ongoing military action as the ...

The Catholic Herald

Modern ‘human rights’ hype risks sacrificing not only God but our very humanity

the human rights lawyer who is now the uk prime minister made his maiden speech in the house of commons on 28 may 2015. in it, keir starmer ...

Anthony McCarthy

No Jews or Catholics, please, we’re Democrats and have a cynical election campaign to run

while you are going to hear a lot about “weird” during the democratic national convention – as discussed by mark jenkins in an article earli...

War and immigration make this Feast Day of St Maximilian Kolbe poignantly relevant

every saint’s story and life's testament still resonates today no matter how sizeable the passage of time between us and them. but the story...

Holy Land’s top Catholic turns to upcoming Feast of the Assumption after Israel’s latest military strike

the latin patriarch of jerusalem has issued an appeal for prayer during the upcoming feast of the assumption of mary in response to the late...

Songs of Praise: when it comes to prayer, the Psalms provide something for everyone

the idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. they have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see no...

'Disturbing rise' in attacks against Christians in Israel, report claims

the christians of israel have suffered a “disturbing rise” in attacks including spitting, physical harassment, damage to property and cemete...

'The Damascus Events': How the 1860 massacre shaped the modern Middle East

the damascus events: the 1860 massacre and the making of the modern middle east eugene rogan penguin: allen lane, £30, 400 pages on jul...

Alexander Faludy

Chaldean bishops praise Iraqi prime minister for reinstating patriarch but decry 'agony of Christians' in country

closing their annual synod meeting the chaldean bishops highlighted the persecution of christians and the scourge of seemingly unending conf...