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December 02, 2023
In St Matthew’s Gospel we hear a beautiful promise that introduces us to the Season of Advent: “Your Lord is coming” (cf. Mt 24:42). This is the foundation of our hope. It is what supports us even in the most difficult and painful moments of our life: God is coming, God is near and is coming. Let
December 02, 2023
One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions. My boyfriend and I have been together for years now. Ryan is three. We want him to be Catholic like us and to go to the same school I went to. We saw the priest last Sunday and told him we want the baptism next month. We
December 01, 2023
From Arizona to Argyll, here is our selection of places to reset, reflect and spiritually refresh mind and soul. Many of our selected retreats are situated in or alongside monastic and religious houses, including those of the Jesuits, Passionists, Benedictines and Franciscans. It is also an opportunity for religious people to share their charisms with
December 01, 2023
Lay engagement is a working plan to bring about parish renewal. There can’t be more convivial places than Boodle’s Club in London to discuss the renewal of the Church. It was the venue for a dinner and fundraising initiative for Divine Renovation, a highly developed and systematic plan for parish renewal, which is attracting many
December 01, 2023
Kate Ford presents some fasting food for Advent, Sam Marsden looks forward to Christmas fare, and Cornelia van der Poll embarks on her own Operation Mincemeat. Slow Cooker Butternut Dahl 1 red onion 2 tablespoons rapeseed or sunflower oil 1 teaspoon garlic purée (or 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed) 1 teaspoon ginger purée (or 2cm fresh ginger,
September 15, 2023
A senior European bishop has criticised France and Germany for failing to provide “a fair solution” to the problem of migrants arriving in the European Union. Italian Bishop Mariano Crociata of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, the president of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), said the major powers of the bloc were not
September 14, 2023
On Tuesday Cardinal Müller gave a frank interview to Spanish Catholic news website InfoVaticana, in which he has expressed his grave concern about multiple aspects of the upcoming Synod Assembly on synodality and the current state of the Church. The interview was done in writing as the Cardinal is in Poland, and followed the announcement
September 08, 2023
A seminarian died last night when extremists torched a presbytery in Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese. The incident took place about 8pm on September 7 when Fulani bandits attacked and set fire to the rectory of St Raphael’s parish in Fadan Kamantan, Kaduna State. According to Bishop Julius Kundi of Kafanchan, parish priest Father Emmanuel Okolo and
September 08, 2023
A list naming thousands of Jews sheltered by Catholics in wartime Rome has been discovered, adding further evidence of the heroism of Venerable Pope Pius XII. The list, found in the archives of the Jesuit-run Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, indicates that some 4,300 persons were sheltered between September 1943 and June 1944, when Rome
September 05, 2023
Farewell, Axe. Alun Evans, 1949-2023 Alun Evans, who has died aged 73, was better known to readers of the Catholic Herald as “Axe”, our veteran crossword contributor. Alun was born on the last day of the 1940s, 31 December 1949, and grew up in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. In the late 1950s, he
September 04, 2023
Where would you go?  Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.  Would you make any special stops?  First, to the Scavi to venerate the remains of St Peter in the crypt. Thereafter, I would venture up to spend time with Pope St John Paul II. I would also pay my respects to Pope Benedict XVI. It blows
September 02, 2023
What did you do prior to becoming headmistress of The Laurels and Oakwood and how long have you been in the role? I am the founding head of The Laurels School and have just been appointed Head of Oakwood Prep School. I have been in senior management for over 20 years and founded The Laurels
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