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Spanish government continues to crack down on Catholics praying rosary in public

the spanish government has come under fire after police forcibly dissolved a public gathering of catholics praying the rosary in madrid. thi...
Tom Colsy

Celestial assault in a mind-altering performance of Hildegard’s soaring music

whatever we know about the 12th-century religious polymath hildegard of bingen is new knowledge, because she all but vanished from the recor...
Michael White

When the wind has flayed the trees: melancholia and the season

melancholy memories are part of the christmas experience for many . every advent sunday, i turn to a lovely poem by former archbishop of can...
Niall Gooch

Pope Francis postpones commitments ahead of Dubai trip due to lung inflammation

rome – as a result of what the vatican described on monday as an inflammation of his lungs, for which he’s receiving antibiotic treatments, ...
Elise Allen

Liam Neeson will narrate Advent reflections inspired by C.S Lewis on Catholic prayer app

veteran actor liam neeson will narrate a series of advent reflections on a catholic prayer and meditation app, it has been announced. neeson...
Tom Colsy

Pope Francis expresses strong 'concerns' about schismatic German Synodal Way

pope francis has written a letter in which he has expressed strong reservations about the direction of the catholic church in germany, which...
The Catholic Herald

N. Irish Catholic schools fight back as pressure mounts to adopt secular ideologies

just as the scottish bishops’ conference has robustly engaged the department of education in scotland on the removal of protections for cath...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Freedom wins as Finnish politician found 'not guilty' of hate speech for Bible tweet

it is a worrying fact that the right of catholics, and indeed all christians, to manifest their beliefs can’t be taken for granted these day...
Prof Andrew Tettenborn

English bishops demand changes to law after young girl dies in hospice

the english bishops have asked for changes to the law so that parents can have a greater say in the fate of their dying children. they spoke...
Simon Caldwell

All reference to Catholic schools deleted from new Scottish sex ed guidelines as Church 'wilfully ignored' by government

the scottish government released new draft guidelines on the delivery of relationships, sexual health and parenthood education to be applied...
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