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Video: 'Are you praying for unborn children?' police ask Catholic woman

a police officer has interrogated a woman outside an abortion clinic for silent prayer, saying, “are you praying for the lives of unborn chi...
The Catholic Herald

Nativity painting of UK 'national importance' becomes High Renaissance ‘Christmas gift’ for Belfast

on hearing in 1929 that his native city of belfast had just built an art gallery but had no paintings to fill it the painter sir john lavery...
hughkennedy

Still no mention of desecration at St Joseph's as leaders of Catholic Church and CoE denounce attacks on mosques

over the weekend the archbishop of canterbury penned an opinion piece for the guardian that denounced the recent violence across england and...
James Jeffrey

Pope to visit four Pacific rim countries in September

pope francis will visit three countries in asia and one in oceania in the first two weeks of september, according to the vatican . he travel...
The Catholic Herald

US presidential contender does U-turn on abortion up to birth

a prominent us presidential contender has performed a sudden u-turn on his support for abortion up to birth. robert f. kennedy jr, an indepe...
Simon Caldwell

How the deep faith of John Studzinski has imbued his work in the worlds of finance and philanthropy

the following interview is part of a series called profiles in faith , exploring ways in which the personal and professional lives of notewo...
Amanda Bowman

'Is the Pope a Catholic?' The rhetorical question that's losing axiomatic power

“is the pope a catholic?” is old and well-used rhetorical repartee. it doesn’t require and answer. or it didn’t until recently. after pope’s...
Gavin Ashenden

Northern Ireland Executive call for independent victim-centred investigation of Mother and Baby homes and Magdalene Laundries

the northern ireland executive in stormont has ordered an independent investigation into northern ireland's mother and baby homes, after the...
Ferdie Rous

Pope’s special envoy back in Moscow to push for hostage release and peace

pope francis’s personal peace envoy for the war in ukraine is back in russia. italian cardinal mattel zuppi arrived in moscow on 14 october ...
Elise Allen

Go woke, go broke: why Irish Church’s liberal turn should be treated with caution

hot on the heels of the catholic church’s liberal drift in germany , it seems the catholic church in ireland – once the defining feature of ...
The Catholic Herald