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a weakened china will seek scapegoats sir – the leading article in your july 5 issue emphasises something that is too often overlooked or do...

The Catholic Herald

I was agnostic, my friend a 'mere Christian'. We both found the path to Rome

my friend benjamin brazzel’s journey to the catholic church almost began in a mosque. he was invited there by a friend, and was struck ...

Cardinal Sarah: A prophet of our times

the church’s calendar includes the feast days of several of the great figures of the old testament (though observing them is not obligatory)...

Fr Raymond de Souza

What China's Catholics really think of the Vatican deal

recently i strolled slowly up a hill with a local priest in a remote area of china. he remained close to me as we ascended steep slopes to a...

Anthony E Clark

Is Viganò overstating his case?

last summer’s celebrity ecclesiastical whistleblower, archbishop carlo maria viganò, is back in the news. on july 3, lifesite published...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Londrina to London

louisville, kentucky archbishop diagnosed with cancer archbishop joseph kurtz of louisville, the former president of the us bishops’ confere...

Meanwhile: Why Ann Widdecombe wasn't posted to Rome

in 2010, the former tory minister (and now catholic herald columnist) ann widdecombe was offered a new job: david cameron asked he...

Overlooked: Indian priests defy cardinal

what happened? the divisions among india’s syro-malabar priests have been laid bare, after cardinal george alencherry, the leader of the syr...

Burma, not Belgium, is the future of the Church

which country produces the most priests relative to the size of its catholic population? is it brazil, the powerhouse of latin american cath...

The Catholic Herald

Prize crossword 0601

cryptic across 1 eyes beginning to go, need earliest treatment for transplant fixes (7) 5 nymph’s impiety rebounds, ensnaring even thos...