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Scotland’s messianic age

For some lapsed Catholics, nationalism fills a void where spirituality once dwelt
Stephen Daisley

'The Pope said I could be re-elected': an interview with Fra’ Matthew Festing

The former leader of the Knights of Malta speaks out for the first time since the Pope asked for his resignation
Dan Hitchens

The year that healed the rift

if any year can be said to have made a difference to the united kingdom’s relationship with the holy see, it is 1982. today catholics recall...
Catherine Pepinster

Express to Cairo

during the first papal visit to egypt in the year 2000, pope john paul ii addressed a gathering of christians and muslims. “we do not know e...
The Catholic Herald

The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣ highlights from the week online don’t believe all the catholic hype on may at ncregister.com, joanna bogle examined michael gove’s claim (...
Staff writers

Bishops canvass youngsters’ views ahead of synod

the bishops of england and wales have released a survey ahead of next year’s synod on youth. the “youth poll on life, faith and vocational d...
Staff writers

Abuse survivor clashes with Vatican official

the dispute between an abuse survivor who resigned from pope francis’s sex abuse advisory commission and a major vatican body intensified la...
Staff writers

Pope to visit Egypt as ISIS drives out Christians

pope francis will visit egypt for two days next month, the vatican has announced. the holy see said the pope was responding to invitations f...
Staff writers

Will the state ever grasp religion?

last week, the founder of st anselm’s institute in margate, a catholic institute that trains foreign priests and religious in evangelisation...
Madeleine Teahan

Stephen Daisley: Scotland’s messianic age

an old joke sees a jewish man accosted by some burly types on one of glasgow’s rougher streets. “you a catholic or a protestant?” demands th...
Stephen Daisley