Fr Edmund Waldstein, Author at Catholic Herald

Fr Edmund Waldstein

Freedom and Connection: A reflection on Laudato si’

May 24, 2020

As Laudato si’ week draws to a close, Pater Edmund Waldstein O.Cist. reflects upon Pope Francis’ encyclical on the care for our common home. Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato si’ can best be understood as a contribution to a centuries-long papal response to “modern” ideas of freedom and progress, which began in the papal response to

Fr Edmund Waldstein: The meaning of the World Cup

July 12, 2018

Belgium’s second goal in their World Cup quarter-final against Brazil was an explosive counter-attack – a display of ruthless pace and power. It was also a thing of beauty: Romelu Lukaku picking up the ball deep in his own half surrounded by opposition players, turning and charging up the field eluding everyone, falling over finally,

How Angela Merkel and Pope Francis are reshaping the world

September 21, 2017

The Pope and the chancellor want a more 'humanised' globalism. But could this backfire?

The world’s most important friendship

September 21, 2017

When Germans go to the polls this Sunday, they are likely to re-elect Angela Merkel as chancellor, an office she has occupied since 2005. Merkel’s expected victory will be all the more remarkable given that the recent populist backlash against the global establishment has tended to see her as its chief enemy. Many had thought

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