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The beauty and power of music can bring us into the presence of the Divine

The beauty and power of music can bring us into the presence...

A book on sexual passion, which was authored by Cardinal Fernández of the Dicastery...

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Don’t forget to help desperate Ukraine clergy, says bishop

Don’t forget to help desperate Ukraine clergy, says bishop

Desperate Ukrainian families torn apart by the war look to the Church for support...

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Sickness forces Pope to cancel weekend schedule

Sickness forces Pope to cancel weekend schedule

ROME – On Saturday morning the Vatican announced that Pope Francis, who suffers...

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MPs to vote on lowering upper time limit for abortions

MPs to vote on lowering upper time limit for abortions

MPs will be given the opportunity to vote on lowering the abortion time limit in...

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Can the Sacrament of Reconciliation even extend to Rudolf Hoess, commandant of Auschwitz? 

Can the Sacrament of Reconciliation even extend to Rudolf...

The key theme this Ash Wednesday is that ashes symbolise death and penitence. Recent...

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A Valentine’s Day reflection on Terni: the Italian home of Saint Valentine

A Valentine’s Day reflection on Terni: the Italian home...

The Catholic Herald knows all about where Saint Valentine comes from. His hometown...

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Female diaconate possible according to theologian nun advising Pope

Female diaconate possible according to theologian nun advising...

ROME – A Spanish nun who has participated in recent meetings of Pope Francis’s top...

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Pope’s Ash Wednesday address: Remove social media ‘mask’ and ‘enter into the secret’ with God

Pope’s Ash Wednesday address: Remove social media ‘mask’...

ROME – Pope Francis told Catholics to carve out a silent space for God amid the...

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On the Record: Musical choices for heart and soul this Lenten season

On the Record: Musical choices for heart and soul this...

Candlemas was only just a couple of weeks ago; an early Easter this year means that...

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Prominent clergy and scholars sign collective letter requesting Pope to retract Fiducia Supplicans

Prominent clergy and scholars sign collective letter requesting...

A collective letter entitled “Filial Appeal” has gained the signatures of around...

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Rift between Vatican and Israel grows after Gaza remarks by top papal advisor 

Rift between Vatican and Israel grows after Gaza remarks...

ROME – A growing rift between the Vatican and Israel was exacerbated 14 February,...

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What the media misses with its cynical take on ‘Gen Z’ embracing traditional Catholicism

What the media misses with its cynical take on ‘Gen Z’...

Since the coining of the term “Gen Z”, older generations have maintained a steady...

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Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announces Fiducia Supplicans ‘has no legal force’ for its followers

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announces Fiducia Supplicans...

ROME – Amid myriad reactions unleashed by Fiducia Supplicans, a new Vatican document...

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Sharing God’s nature: the powerful pro-life message of the Eucharist

Sharing God’s nature: the powerful pro-life message of...

Bishop John Sherrington shares with Anita Boniface the powerful pro-life message...

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Don’t give up on the Church – and certainly not because of Fiducia Supplicans

Don’t give up on the Church – and certainly not because...

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat and a lot of Catholics are arguing...

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French politics is suffocating the Spirit of Christmas 

French politics is suffocating the Spirit of Christmas 

Emmanuel Macron found himself in a spot of bother earlier in December when he invited...

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The Christmas School of Joy, with the Archbishop of Southwark

The Christmas School of Joy, with the Archbishop of Southwark

Once again at Christmas Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph invite us to meet their child:...

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‘On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me…’

‘On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me…’

A partridge in a pear tree…And also: Robert Southwell’s Burning Babe As I in hoary...

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‘On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me…’

‘On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me…’

Two turtle doves, andA partridge in a pear tree…And also: Good King Wenceslas, on...

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Light in the darkness: war in the Holy Land brings the Incarnation into clearer focus

Light in the darkness: war in the Holy Land brings the...

An apocryphal story, one of my favourites, has been doing the rounds in diplomatic...