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Where is the outcry from British Churches on 'nightmarish' nature of Scotland’s new ‘thought crime’ law?

not so very long ago, there was a simpler time when discussion about jk rowling in catholic circles was generally limited to a discussion be...

Hilaire Belloc's masterful 'The Cruise of the Nona' invites us to navigate life's mysteries

"i am now off to sail the english seas again, and to pursue from thought to thought and from memory to memory such things as have occupied o...

Julian Kwasniewski

Between the Cross and Resurrection: The Harrowing of Hell, according to J.R.R. Tolkien

easter time seems to get me reflecting on tolkien’s catholic imagination. i have previously written about how the dynamic of grace was portr...

Stefan Kaminski

Pontius Pilate and Judas Iscariot: should we have more sympathy for the villains of Christ's Passion?

the lengthiest readings of the liturgical year occur at the liturgy of the passion on good friday, when we hear the longest of isaiah’s “ser...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Legendary and nearly beatified US Army chaplain honoured with statue by Kansas

new york – a catholic priest from the diocese of wichita who served as an army chaplain in both world war ii and the korean war, risking his...

Adult baptisms in France rise significantly for fourth successive year amid accelerating growth in French Church

the number of adults being baptised in france in 2024 has significantly increased over previous years. the bishops’ conference of france has...

'The Donkey' by GK Chesterton: 'Fools! For I also had my hour'

when fishes flew and forests walked     and figs grew upon thorn, some moment when the moon was blood     then...

The Catholic Herald

Oregon patient suffers five-day lingering death by assisted suicide as cases soar in US state

the latest us government report on assisted suicide in oregon has revealed that rates have increased by 20 per cent in the last year alone. ...

El Paso bishop on Texas migrant shelter and federal failures: ‘Rhetoric always ramps up’ during election season

in bishop mark seitz’s initial response to an attempt by the state of texas to shut down a catholic migrant shelter in el paso, he noted how...

World’s largest Catholic country split over decriminalising marijuana use

são paulo – with brazil’s supreme court and congress at odds over the decriminalisation of marijuana possession, the same clash runs through...

EduardoCamposLima