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British cleric dies in suspected drug-fuelled fling with Belgian priest before papal visit

a clergyman who travelled from the uk to belgium for the recent papal visit reportedly died during an alleged drug-fuelled sexual liaison wi...

The Catholic Herald

How Oprah Winfrey and the vacuous world of celebrity endorsements is emboldening Catholic fervour

if you didn't manage to watch kamala harris being interviewed by oprah winfrey – you did not miss much. the interview was filled to the brim...

A very American narrative: The rise of JD Vance that brought him to tonight's vice-presidential debate

with jd vance and tim walz, the us republican and democratic candidates for vice-president, going head-to-head tonight on tuesday 1 october ...

Encountering the sound of silence that recoils from public life: the Benedictines of La Trappe

between rouen and le mans, set deep in the forêt du perche – some 400,000 acres of beech and oak – skirted by still lakes, orchards and arab...

Cardinal Müller criticises Vatican penitential ceremony over its 'checklist of woke and gender ideology'

a prominent german cardinal has severely criticised plans for a “penitential celebration” at the vatican, alleging that the service will pro...

Boarding school ends 200 years of Catholicism to rebrand as ‘Christian’ and attract pupils

a boarding school has ended its centuries-long relationship with the catholic church in order to reposition itself as a christian school in ...

The Catholic Herald

Spiritual retreat precedes three-years-in-the-making Synod climax

after three years of discussion, debate and, at times, division, the concluding act of pope francis’s synod of bishops on synodality kicks o...

Women priests activists disrupt papal Mass

brussels – pope francis closed his visit to belgium on sunday with the beatification of spanish nun and missionary anne of jesus, telling ca...

Why there is indeed a 'trans' element to Da Vinci's Last Supper – and how this Summer's scenes curiously perfectly contrasted it

leonardo da vinci’s last supper sprang to prominence in the public mind during the summer, when a pastiche of the work was presented by a gr...

Understanding the Orthodox Christian worldview motivating Vladimir Putin in war with Ukraine

it seems a good, if not vital, moment to try and look beyond the narrow analysis of the dreadful war in ukraine provided by the vast majorit...