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Archbishop of Canterbury apologises for not meeting Bethlehem pastor over pro-Palestinian rally concerns

the archbishop of canterbury has issued a public apology for declining to meet a bethlehem-based pastor during a uk visit earlier this year ...
The Catholic Herald

Clinging on in Ukraine: family, childhood and Catholicism

the country today often seems like the setting of a world war ii film with all the usual paradoxes, as the war enters its third year . cafés...
Jeffrey Wills

Sickness forces Pope to cancel Saturday schedule

rome – on saturday morning the vatican announced that pope francis, who suffers from various health maladies and had two hospital stays last...
Elise Allen

Former nuns in Rupnik abuse case reveal identities while calling for ‘complete transparency’

rome – two former nuns in the sexual abuse case involving former jesuit priest marko ivan rupnik, the famed catholic artist, have revealed t...
Elise Allen

Can't beat the oldies: Nicene Creed tops online Lenten prayer campaign by Archdiocese of Southwark

an online lenten prayer campaign by the archdiocese of southwark is proving a roaring success and was seen by over 1.5 million social m...
The Catholic Herald

Enlightenment pragmaticism versus sacred revolt

to rave in the nave or not to rave in the nave? the disturbances about what should or should not happen in a cathedral have divided christia...
Gavin Ashenden

Pugin's legacy assaulted and recovered: the story of St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham

augustus welby northbourne pugin (1812-52) was received into the church in salisbury in 1835. the next year he published his contrasts , in ...
Michael Hodges

Despite postponement, Canadian government 'fully committed' to expanding assisted suicide, warn country's bishops

new york – the canadian government remains just as committed to its drive to expand assisted suicide despite a decision to postpone expandin...
johnlavenburg

Those who suffer in the cause of 'righteousness': Alexei Navalny’s Christian conversion

the unexpected death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny in mysterious circumstances at a russian penal colony has drawn commen...
The Catholic Herald

Ukrainian divorce rate hits all-time high as head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church decries human cost of the war

rome – as headlines around the world reverberate to the news of the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny on friday, and as the ...
Elise Allen