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Inclusion and diversity the mandate for King Charles

October 10, 2022

The outpouring of gratitude and grief at the death of the Queen was an occasion of rare unity in Britain. The people who came to pay their respects to the Queen at various stages during the ten days of national mourning were remarkable for coming from every age and background and indeed religion. Yet it

Let those in need view St Bernadette’s relics

October 07, 2022

We can hope, then, that the graces that the relics may bring go beyond the hoped-for numbers of pilgrims who will pray at Bernadette’s shrine. If the spirit of Lourdes is to be felt it will be in the healing of those who are sick or frail or infirm in body or mind or spirit

Merely Catholic with Simon Caldwell: The Beast of Bethulia Park

October 07, 2022

Dr Gavin Ashenden talks to the journalist Simon Caldwell about his debut novel, The Beast of Bethulia Park, in this 21st episode of Merely Catholic, the podcast series for The Catholic Herald. The book, due to published by Gracewing later this month, has been described as a “wonderful” psychological thriller underpinned by Catholic themes. It

The eternal significance of a Catholic education

October 06, 2022

If there is a common element to Catholic schools in the state and private sectors over and above the practice of the faith, it is a commitment to educating the whole person