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June 16, 2016

Patriarch to Orthodox leaders: do not abandon ‘sacred mission’ of unity

June 16, 2016

Patriarch Bartholomew urges fellow leaders to attend Pan-Orthodox Council

Pope thanks circus performers for bringing joy to dark world

June 16, 2016

Francis also had a scary moment stroking a tiger

How lack of reverence for the Eucharist puts people off Catholicism

June 16, 2016

Patrick Madrid recalls the Mormon who told him: 'I've never seen Catholics show awe. So I guess they don't believe it'

Word this week

June 16, 2016

The Twelfth Sunday of the Year: Zech 12:10-11; Gal 3:26-29; Lk 9:18-24 (Year C)

What’s inside this week’s magazine?

June 16, 2016

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald

Television: Versailles makes me want to leave the EU

June 16, 2016

Versailles: a Disneyland version of history

We shouldn’t be ashamed of the Index

June 16, 2016

The Index of Prohibited Books has a bad reputation today. But even 21st-century secularists suppress ideas they consider dangerous

Brexit debate: EU myth-makers should go to Confession

June 16, 2016

There have been a lot of myths and conspiracy theories in this referendum – among them that the EU is a Catholic plot

Brexit debate: We’ll be better neighbours outside a superstate

June 16, 2016

The drive towards a United States of Europe has led to political extremism and massive youth unemployment – leaving is the kindest thing to do

Mary Kenny: Forget your waistline, it’s character that counts

June 16, 2016

Pope Francis’s words criticising our culture’s worship of bodily perfection last Sunday were apt and wise. It was, he said, terribly superficial, and “the drive for perfect bodies marginalises those who may not fit those standards”. Cosmetic makeovers do not better the world, and may downgrade the less than perfect, the sick and the disabled.

We shouldn’t be ashamed of the Index

June 16, 2016

It’s like the movement against smoking. The authorities decide that they must keep people from smoking for their own good. Many would ban it if they could, but they can’t, so they require scary warnings on packages, don’t let anyone smoke in public places, prevent sales to minors, restrict advertising and raise the price with

Decline? Don’t you believe it

June 16, 2016

I’m curious. Not about whether the Alpha course is legitimate – people are speculating about this all the time. I just want to find out why it works, since it has claimed nearly 30 million participants across 169 countries during the past 30 years. Alpha is not big – it’s huge, and growing. How come?