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Vatican laicises U.S. pro-life activist priest for 'blasphemous' communications

the vatican has laicised an internationally renowned pro-life activist priest for “blasphemous communications on social media”. fr frank pav...
Simon Caldwell

Following St Joseph's example as Christmas draws near

the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him emmanuel, a name which means ‘god is with us’.  in the final we...
Fr Mark Vickers

Harry and Meghan epitomise the standard of an unbelieving world

the whole netflix watching world has been talking about harry and meghan this week.  the fact that their documentary, entitled - y...
Katherine Bennett

The rank hypocrisy of the Irish apostasy

by  dubhaltach o reachtnin eamon martin, archbishop of armagh and primate of all-ireland, has spoken out strongly about the encroaching...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Majority of Catholic US senators vote to redefine marriage

a majority of catholics in the us house of representatives voted last thursday to pass the “respect for marriage act” which will redefine ma...
Olenka Hamilton

Doing it for themselves

“oh! women simply don’t pass the test,” exclaimed the distinctly infuriating german painter georg baselitz back in 2013. he was mid-tirade a...
Francesca Peacock

Westminster's plans for more abortions in Northern Ireland

eamon martin, archbishop of armagh and primate of all-ireland, has rejected an announcement by secretary of state chris heaton-harris to fas...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

The Irish Church: saints and sinners

"writers are often loners; journalists are sociable.” so says mary kenny, but in self-identifying as gregarious journalist rather than intro...
Dr Roy Foster

The kingdom of heaven is at hand: spending Advent well

“may the lord be in your heart and help you to confess your sins with true sorrow.” what prevents us from doing that? we won’t confess our s...
Fr Mark Vickers

Scion of distinguished recusant family

sir simon towneley died on 11 november, aged 100. he was the first catholic to be lord lieutenant of lancashire, in which office he served f...
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