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Cardinal Burke announces nine-month novena to seek Our Lady’s ‘intercession'

cardinal raymond burke is embarking on a nine-month novena to the virgin mary to intercede "against the pressing crises of our age" – and he...

The Catholic Herald

Shooting at Sunday Mass in Burkina Faso leaves 15 Catholics dead

yaoundé, cameroon – at least 15 catholics have been killed in a jihadist attack in burkina faso after insurgents opened fire inside a church...

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Inglorious Revolution: subcurrents around James II’s attempts at religious toleration

“the glorious revolution” is one of those phrases catholics like to put quotation marks around. the dominant narrative of james ii’s deposit...

The beauty and power of music can bring us into the presence of the Divine

a book on sexual passion, which was authored by cardinal fernández of the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith, has recently been redisco...

Ukrainian Catholic community in UK count the costs and kindnesses at two-year anniversary of Russian invasion

in the basement of the ukrainian catholic cathedral in central london is the ukrainian welcome centre that has been serving refugees since t...

Former nuns in Rupnik abuse case reveal identities while calling for ‘complete transparency’

rome – two former nuns in the sexual abuse case involving former jesuit priest marko ivan rupnik, the famed catholic artist, have revealed t...

Can't beat the oldies: Nicene Creed tops online Lenten prayer campaign by Archdiocese of Southwark

an online lenten prayer campaign by the archdiocese of southwark is proving a roaring success and was seen by over 1.5 million social m...

The Catholic Herald

‘The Road to Wild Wales’: BBC pilgrimage series returns to explore landscape of early Celtic saints

the north wales pilgrim’s way will feature in the   sixth series of  pilgrimage  that returns to the bbc in march 2024, as&nb...

Enlightenment pragmaticism versus sacred revolt

to rave in the nave or not to rave in the nave? the disturbances about what should or should not happen in a cathedral have divided christia...

Yoga: What’s the problem with a bit of Downward Dog?

during the mid-2000s, there was a brief publishing trend for feel-good novels with folksy titles: salmon fishing in the yemen and a short hi...