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The Paschal mystery continues at the Ascension and Pentecost

in the “farewell discourse” of st john’s gospel, chapters 14-16, christ prepares his disciples for his departure. in fact there is some deli...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Why Pachamamas have no place in the Church

the podcast merely catholic gives me the opportunity to meet people of real calibre and interest, as well as discovering things i was unawar...

Obituary: The Dowager Countess of Swinton, 1935-2023

parliamentarian, paralympian and campaigner. better known through her parliamentary work as baroness masham of  ilton, the dowager coun...

The Catholic Herald

NatCon 2023 revealed a hunger for the real and a rejection of the illusory

i hadn’t realised until very recently how difficult it was to avoid stepping in time to the benny hill theme tune.  the task was thrust...

Katherine Bennett

New Papal Nuncio presents credentials to King Charles III

the new apostolic nuncio to great britain yesterday presented his diplomatic credentials to king charles iii. archbishop miguel maury buendí...

How a determined laity in Washington, D.C and Arlington, VA is fighting Latin Mass restrictions

since pope benedict xvi issued  summorum pontificum  in 2007, liberalising celebration of the traditional latin mass, the older fo...

Persecution of Catholic-owned Calvary Hospital is radical call to arms for Australian Catholics

last week, the australian capital territory’s overlords announced their plan to strip calvary hospital – an establishment of the sisters of ...

The Francigena Britannica: Walking the pilgrim path

brian mooney early spring, as chaucer tells us, is the start of the pilgrimage season. thanks to an account left by archbishop of canterbury...

On Pilgrimage With: Charles Moseley

where would you go? my wholly unrealistic dream would be to walk in galilee. i would love to walk the via francigena, starting in canterbury...

The Catholic Herald

Clergy ID cards are nothing more than a gimmick

france has traditionally been regarded as “la fille aînée de l'église”, the oldest daughter of the church, reflecting the fact that there ha...