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Fatima Brought Me Back From Dissent to the Church

pope st john paul ii celebrates mass at fatima on 12 may 1991. it was the day before the tenth anniversary of the assassination attempt, whe...

German clerics attempt blessings of same-sex unions in defiance of Pope

scores of german clerics publicly presided at blessing ceremonies on monday, of "lovers" in "committed unions" -- including same-sex unions ...

Religious leaders decry new immigration plan as lacking humanity

a coalition of faith groups and religious leaders has denounced the government’s new plan for immigration” (nfpi). “we believe these proposa...

Kenyan inter-faith council urges caution as nation eases Covid restrictions

with kenya set to resume public worship, an interfaith council established by the government is urging believers to remain cautious. “dear k...

Open letter demands Irish government commit to not banning public worship

an open letter circulating among people of faith in ireland demands that the government commit to “never again impose a blanket ban on publi...

Catholic Herald Magazine – May 2021

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The Catholic Herald

Church to canonise Charles de Foucauld, six others

pope francis cleared the way for the canonization of blessed charles de foucauld and six others at an ordinary public consistory held at the...

Habits of prayer

sarah sands’ recent book, the interior silence: 10 lessons from monastic life , was reviewed in these pages last month. elsewhere in the iss...

Serenhedd James

The unseen hook

anyone reporting critically on the papacy, however objective their intent, risks being caught in the crossfire between the liberals and cons...

Stranger than fiction

the adventures of miss barbara pym by paula byrne £25, 704pp, william collins ________ towards the end of paula byrne’s biography of the nov...