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Optimism among Irish Catholic Church that vocations may be rising

hope is being expressed among irish church circles that vocations to the priesthood may be increasing after a long decline given an encourag...
DeclanMcSweeney

Churches in southern Lebanon open doors to those displaced by Israeli airstrikes

christian churches in lebanon have opened their doors to those seeking refuge from the devastating impact of ongoing military action as the ...
The Catholic Herald

The sister of prayer: Why Catholics shouldn't give up on poetry

one night in september i gave a talk to an audience of one hundred in a parish of saskatoon, canada. the next day i went on to teach eighty ...
SallyRead

Downside leading the Catholic private school response to Labour’s VAT raid

downside school is leading the charge against sir keir starmer's plan to impose vat on private school fees. the policy, set to take effect i...
Thomas Edwards

VIDEO: Blessed Carlo Acutis comes to Manchester as the 'millennial saint' draws pilgrims of all ages

a video report from bbc north west tonight highlights the impact of the relic of the heart of blessed carlo acutis being brought to st antho...
Simon Caldwell

London March for Life showed how both sides can get it wrong and fail the unborn

every year on the first saturday of september, thousands of pro-life people from the uk and beyond participate in the annual march for life ...
EdenMcCourt

Bishop warns young against 'diabolical' non-commitment to marriage or priesthood

catholics should not waste their lives by "diabolically" avoiding vocational commitments to either marriage or to the priesthood and consecr...
The Catholic Herald

'The Dream of Gerontius': Elgar and Newman's epic Catholic work of art

with his assertive gaze, aristocratic bearing and lavish moustache, photographs of sir edward elgar give the impression of the archetypal en...
Alex Hodgkinson

Ohio bishops defend Haitian migrants after Trump accuses latter of eating pets

the catholic bishops of the us state at the centre of controversy about haitian migrants, following online rumours and then comments made by...
johnlavenburg

Christian mother of four sentenced to death for 'blasphemous' WhatsApp messages in Pakistan

a mother of four has been sentenced to death in pakistan for sharing allegedly blasphemous messages on whatsapp. legal advocates, supported ...
The Catholic Herald