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Former Anglican Bishop of Chester joins the Catholic Church

the former anglican bishop of chester has become a catholic during a private ceremony in scotland. dr peter forster, 71, who retired in 2019...

Cardinal Hollerich: Church teaching on gay sex is 'false' and can be changed

catholic teaching on the morality of homosexual sexual acts is “false” and could be changed, a senior cardinal has said. the traditional bel...

Sainthood cause opens for Pakistani security guard who sacrificed his life to stop suicide bomber

when a suicide bomber attempted to enter a catholic church in pakistan in 2015, a 20-year-old volunteer security guard blocked him. “i will ...

Terrorists murder Pakistani pastor in drive-by shooting

terrorists in pakistan have murdered a christian pastor who dedicated his life to helping persecuted the persecuted church in his country. g...

On the Church and Sexuality

the german church has convened a synod which will reach its conclusion in 2023. the synodal path –  as it is sometimes called – has had...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

Faith amidst the ruins

deep in the iraqi desert, near the highway leading to the saudi arabian border, lie the ruins of al-qusair church, the oldest church in iraq...

What St Thomas Aquinas can teach the teacher

we cannot hope to achieve an end without knowing what the end is. an archer will not hit the bullseye – except by fluke – unless he can see ...

Dominic Sullivan

The steep and rugged pathway

february promises longer days and the first glimmers of spring, but its arrival also heralds the approach of lent on 2 march. ash wednesday ...

Can today’s novels do God?

it is little surprise that many agnostic novelists are drawn to religion as a theme: it is dramatic, colourful, and it heightens moral dilem...

Crisis of disunity threatens German Church

in his fascinating interview with karl gustel wärnberg in this issue , cardinal gerhard müller, former prefect for the congregation for the ...

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