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Rob Flello: The Lib Dems deselected me - but they can't make me conform

it’s not quite the 200th anniversary of the roman catholic relief act of 1829, but it seems we’re almost back to the days when a catholic co...

Overlooked: Chinese bishop ‘on the run’ from police

what happened?   a chinese bishop is reportedly “on the run” from police who are trying to force him to join a government-run organisat...

Is Jesuit influence growing in the Church? Not necessarily

last week pope francis finally filled an important vatican post that has remained vacant since june 2017. the holy father named fr juan...

The Catholic Herald

The post-Vatican II civil war

in his new book, the irony of modern catholic history (basic books £25 / $30), george weigel traces the root of debates at the recent amazon...

Letters: William Oddie guided me to Rome

william oddie helped me on my path to rome sir – your insightful and moving obituary (november 15) of the former catholic herald editor dr w...

The Catholic Herald

The sweet, neglected pastures of Latin

long live latin by nicola gardini, profile, 256pp, £14.99/$26 is latin still alive? yes, there are some intellectuals like benedict xvi who ...

Diary of a City Priest

pius xi announced the establishment of the feast of christ the king in an encyclical, quas primas, published in december 1925. in its introd...

Fr Dominic Allain

Prize crossword 0620

cryptic across 5 french author died in thebes, he discovered (6) 7 fix liza with soldier, getting on board to see the pyramids here (2,4) 9 ...

The Catholic Herald

Does the Vatican's new financial czar have a hope?

if you want to know how the reform of vatican finances is going, two developments are a bellwether: the appointment of fr juan antonio guerr...

Christopher R. Altieri

Heretic of the week: Valentinus

valentinus (100-160), was born in a small town in northern egypt, and moved to alexandria as a child. there he received a greek education an...

Charles Coulombe