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Ten years on: Pope Francis needs our prayers

ten years ago, jorge mario bergoglio stood on the balcony of st peter’s in rome, and said simply to the waiting crowd, “buono sera”, and ask...

The Catholic Herald

German Synodal Way backs same-sex blessings and transgender priests

blessings for same-sex couples were yesterday given the green light by the german synodal way. delegates voted by 176-14, with 12 abstention...

Young Catholic women more conservative than their grandmothers

the times reported on tuesday that “the majority of female catholics want radical reforms to the church and think the vatican should be more...

The demographics of the Traditional Latin Mass

dog lovers everywhere are waiting with baited breath to discover the fate of shroom. shroom is a 6 stone carpathian shepherd dog who, in a m...

UK crosses 'thought crimes' Rubicon after MPs outlaw prayer at abortion clinics

the house of commons has approved the uk’s first “thought crime” law after mps rejected a move to protect silent prayer in public places. in...

IWD: Let us remember St Monica, the original helicopter mother

saint monica was perhaps the ultimate pushy parent and helicopter mother before helicopter mothering became the norm. the difference between...

Fr Jeffrey Kirby: Pulling no punches

i spoke recently with fr jeffrey kirby, a moral theologian and priest in south carolina, whose book sanctify them in truth is a response to ...

Katherine Bennett

It is easy to get distracted from what really matters in life

it is easy to get distracted from what really matters in life for the first week of february, chez gooch was a plague house. all of us were ...

Philokalia: Volume 5, reviewed by Mark Jenkins

philokalia: volume 5 ed. kallistos ware faber & faber, £30, 324 pages the much-anticipated fifth volume of an english translation of the...

Letter from the Editor: Crisis in the Church and growth for the Herald

i enjoyed reading peter frankopan’s diary for this issue, in which he admits that writing a book is a “very spiritual experience”. after his...