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Top aide says Pope is resting, not receiving guests or holding meetings

rome – italian cardinal pietro parolin, the vatican’s secretary of state, has said pope francis continues to rest after his return from the ...
Elise Allen

Church leaders pray for victims of Myanmar earthquake

mumbai, india – on sunday, pope francis offered his prayers for the people of myanmar, who have been “suffering so much because of the earth...
Nirmala Carvalho

‘Mysticism, Magic and Monasteries’ offers a brilliant counter-narrative to contemporary inversions

in his new book, sebastian morello has produced a brilliant excoriation of how and to what effect western civilisation has been possessed by...
George Young

Keeping the flame alive: BBC documentary 'First Communion' is tender-hearted, insightful and cynical

watching the bbc’s new documentary "first communion", i was struck by the image of a child’s star wars stormtrooper toy adorned with a rosar...
JackChisnall

Letters to the Editor: leave those fish alone this Lent

fish-free lent? sir – we generally consider lent as a time for “giving up something”. in pursuit of broadening our lenten horizons, the fait...
Catholic Herald Readers

Spain tops list for adults leaving childhood religion; UK not far behind, US more robust

it is estimated that around 20 per cent or more of adults in countries across east asia, europe and the americas have left the religion of t...
johnlavenburg

Religious freedom commission ‘hopeful’ for Trump term after Biden era violations

a member of the us federal commission that monitors religious freedom worldwide has expressed hope that the trump administration will priori...
johnlavenburg

Catholic Church desecrated in Indian state of Odisha

mumbai, india – vandals on march 21 robbed and desecrated a catholic church in odisha’s balangir district in the diocese of sambalpur in ind...
Nirmala Carvalho

'Adolescence' – What the new Netflix drama gets right about boys, and what it gets badly wrong

in the last week, the internet has been ablaze with comments about netflix’s new mini-series titled adolescence . the immaculately produced ...
Thomas Casemore

“Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?” (Luke 13:7)

in sunday’s gospel, jesus tells a parable about a fig tree in a vineyard. it is striking that the owner has planted it among his vines, and ...
Fr David Howell