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How our Catholic university is making the most of its roots

"diversity" is one of the buzzwords of our age, and those of us in higher education have been vigorous in advocating it. the news that st ma...

Words, hymns and moderation: Newman and the genius of English Catholicism

does the canonisation of st john henry newman mean approbation for something more than a single, splendid, sanctified life? does it celebrat...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The unprecedented scale of anti-Christian persecution in Asia

when an elderly christian woman in a village in india’s tamil nadu state was beaten by extremists, her attackers defended their actions by s...

Fine words won't be enough to solve the Vatican's financial crisis

a fuller picture of the financial scandal rocking the vatican and making headlines around the world began to emerge at the end of last week ...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: Santiago to Sydney

washington, dc   new mccarrick allegations emerge   the ex-cardinal theodore mccarrick has been accused of sexual abuse by seven m...

Meanwhile: Brexit prayers and a very pricey rosary

who deserves the credit – or if you prefer, the blame – for boris johnson’s brexit agreement with the european union? one tory mp suggests t...

The best of the web: A Jesuit empire, Newman's holy fear, an unexpected conversion

jesuit goals weren’t purely spiritual   were jesuit missionaries religious or political?   the answer is both, said samuel gregg a...

The big story: Statues thrown in Tiber during synod’s final week

what happened? a catholic has thrown three controversial   statues into rome’s river tiber, before posting a video of the incident onli...

It may be years before Vatican finances are truly reformed

once a year catholics are asked to contribute to a collection known as peter’s pence. they do so on the understanding that their donations w...

The Catholic Herald

A strategy for Catholics in a time of chaos

if you are a regular reader of this publication, you have probably learned of peculiar, indeed inexplicable, nay, rather, downright alarming...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf