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Religious sisters shelter hundreds fleeing fighting in Lebanon

religious sisters in war-torn lebanon have transformed their convent into a refuge for more than 800 people fleeing the ongoing bombardment,...
Amy Balog

Archdiocese of Paris opposes government plan to charge admission to Notre Dame

the french government has proposed introducing an entry fee for notre-dame cathedral in paris to fund the conservation of religious heritage...
Thomas Edwards

Dawkins vs Peterson, a clash which fell short of a meeting of minds

this confrontation between two professors had been a long time coming. it represented nothing less than a war between civilisations. but the...
Gavin Ashenden

Cardinal Nichols gives his reaction to Pope's 'remarkable' Dilexit Nos

the head of the catholic church in england and wales had given his reaction to pope francis’s latest encyclical  dilexit nos . in welco...
The Catholic Herald

Pope's new encyclical invokes Sacred Heart as remedy to ‘loss of desire’ and ‘fanaticism’ afflicting modern world

pope francis in his latest encyclical has stressed the social dimension of god’s love, saying the ancient devotion to the sacred heart of je...
Elise Allen

St Philomena’s Way part of project for pilgrimage routes in all 21 dioceses of England and Wales

the diocese of shrewsbury is promoting a new pilgrimage route called st philomena's way as part of a national project to establish walking p...
The Catholic Herald

Euthanasia in Belgium: the slide from hard cases to the 'tired of life'

belgium introduced a bill allowing euthanasia in 2002. in short, it now has significant experience in the matter. in the meantime, other cou...
BenoitBeuselinck

If Harris loses/Trump wins US election it will of course be the 'fault' of Catholics

in the run-up to the us presidential election in 2000 between george w. bush and al gore, the washington post ’s legendary columnist ej dion...
Thomas Edwards

Father of liberation theology and former nemesis of Vatican dies at 96

in february 2014, a scene unfolded in rome that struck many observers as akin to the end of history. a conservative german prefect of the co...
John L Allen

UK must prioritise persecuted Christians and religious minorities for taxpayer-funded aid, says Catholic charity

imagine the scene: one summer’s evening, a young mother’s peace is shattered when her brother bursts in, pursued by an angry mob. accusing t...
John Pontifex