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What does Lula's victory mean for Catholics in Brazil?

last weekend, brazil’s former president, luiz inácio lula da silva, defeated the “trump of the tropics”, jair bolsonaro, to become the next ...

Diary: by Ed Stourton

my saturday afternoons begin with a quiet prayer of thanks for a lockdown legacy. in pre-pandemic days, i boarded a train for manchester at ...

King Charles is perfectly positioned to come to the defence of Christians in Jerusalem

the greek orthodox patriarch of jerusalem, his beatitude theophilos iii, and the anglican archbishop of jerusalem, the most reverend dr hosa...

Melanie McDonagh

Encounters: Experiences with non-human intelligences

encounters: experiences with non-human intelligences dw pasulka st martin’s essentials, £21.99, 256 pages it is tempting to dismiss this as ...

Alexander Norman

Why not an American pope?

for years, the consensus was that an american pope would never fly. since the us overtook the british empire as the world’s pre-eminent poli...

The Catholic Herald

Reading Mr Chips

henry ‘chips’ channon, the diaries 1918-38 edited by simon heffer £35, 1024pp, hutchinson ________ alan clark, from close reading of the fir...

Guerrilla attack in Colombia causes humanitarian crisis

são paulo, brazil – fierce clashes between two guerrilla groups in the northwestern region of catatumbo, colombia, on jan. 16 have not only ...

EduardoCamposLima

National Shrine of Mother Seton celebrates 50th anniversary of first American saint

the national shrine of saint elizabeth ann seton today begins a year-long national celebration during 2025 of the 50th anniversary of the sa...

The Catholic Herald

Bishop Strickland: 'I defended the truth and the Pope removed me'

the following interview appeared in the tuesday, november 28 edition of the widely read italian daily, la verità, a translation of which is ...

Martina Pastorelli

My appeal to end the persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua

i would like to make an appeal to all people of good will to stand in support of the oppressed people of nicaragua, the land of my birth, wh...