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✣  media storm erupts over bannon and the pope what happened? donald trump’s chief of staff steve bannon has been accused of “carrying ...

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✣   highlights from the week online why feminists are friars’ new friends a small act of mercy brought female protesters and dominicans...

Priest: prayers to saintly nun saved my life

a glasgow priest whose survival of a “flesh-eating bug” is said to have defied medical explanation has attributed his recovery to the interc...

Mgr Peter Smith: Will the nun who saved my life be canonised?

i sat in glasgow royal infirmary last summer and the consultant told me that i had cancer: stage 4, aggressive and incurable. when people sa...

Mgr Peter Smith

A pacifist on the front line

can a pacifist conscientious objector join the military and participate in a war while still being true to his or her principles? the film h...

Comments of the Week

vatican double-talk on the unborn sir – in your leading article of february 10, you ask whether those unhappy with many of the words and dee...

The Catholic Herald

Why saints beat celebrities

it can be risky for headteachers to continue teaching pupils occasional lessons, after having long ceased to deliver examination curricula. ...

Dr James Whitehead

Fashion giants are making Italy sparkle again

why does sheikh mansour own manchester city? because it is a good business. it’s a prestige purchase that gives him exposure. you could say ...

A bumpy journey through the New Testament

t&t bloomsbury study guides to the new testament t&t bloomsbury, £14.99 each there are three things one ought to know about this ser...

Richard Ounsworth OP

February 19 to February 25

cardinal nichols (westminster) mon: ccee-cec joint committee meeting (day 1), paris, france, 9.00am. tue: ccee-cec joint committee meeting (...

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