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US Catholic Schools performed better in the pandemic than state schools

despite their high success rate, catholic schools in the us are struggling for funding – and for survival – says jamie macguire . according ...

Diary: by Fr Anthony Robbie

summer may be warming the children of the north at this time of year, but it is a very different story here by bondi beach in new south wale...

Fr Anthony Robbie

The Catholic Herald's Leading UK Catholics 2023

every year, the catholic herald draws up a list of prominent catholics in the uk – and every year, the criteria for entry are slightly diffe...

The Catholic Herald

Gender dysphoria is real. Being 'trans' is not

barbie  is one of the most perceptive depictions of female puberty that i have ever encountered. as a child in the girl power culture o...

Enoch Burke case: the unanswered questions

irish schoolteacher enoch burke has been ordered to pay costs to wilson’s hospital secondary school after the high court determined that the...

Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Senior US Catholics gather in Napa Valley for annual conference

leading us catholic think tank the napa institute begins its 13 th  annual conference “what we need now” today at the meritage hotel in...

Antonia Fraser: how the Book of Ruth shaped me

antonia fraser on how the strong female characters and implicit romance in the book of ruth had a profound effect on her own development my ...

'Catholics for Choice': the ultimate oxymoron

whatever happened to discrimination? when i was growing up, which really wasn’t all that long ago, we were pretty good at it. people were ei...

Katherine Bennett

"Ethnic cleansing": Catholic leaders condemn anti-Christian violence in India as Modi denies problem

"no religious discrimination in india": president biden welcomes prime minister narenda modi to the white house last month. getty images. mu...

Nirmala Carvalho

Bishop welcomes release from jail of mother who aborted baby at eight months

a catholic bishop has welcomed the release from jail of a woman who killed her unborn baby in a late term abortion as an act of “mercy and c...