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View from the (journalistic) pew in Rome: Cardinal ‘Tucho’ Fernandez opens up on his doctrinal declarations
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View from the (journalistic) pew in Rome: Cardinal ‘Tucho’ Fernandez opens up on his doctrinal declarations
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June 29, 2017
Holy days of obligation are inconvenient – but that’s the whole point
June 29, 2017
When a religion places more demands on its followers, it increases their dedication
Government condemned after agreeing to fund free abortions for Northern Irish women
June 29, 2017
The government agreed to the measure to head off defeat in the Queen's Speech
What’s inside this week’s magazine?
June 29, 2017
Take a look inside this week’s Catholic Herald
Justice must be done in the Pell case – so please, stop the speculation
June 29, 2017
Victoria Police have said very little about the accusations. That hasn't stopped a tide of negative publicity
Why the cappa magna makes people see red
June 29, 2017
For “progressive” Catholics, the cappa magna is – appropriately, you may think – like a red rag to a bull.
Is it too late to reform the Vatican?
June 29, 2017
The cardinals who elected Pope Francis hoped for major curial reform. Why isn't it going to plan?
Don’t cry for Argentina
June 29, 2017
In January, Pope Francis will make his sixth trip to Latin America. He will travel to Peru and Chile, which shares a 3,200-mile border with Argentina. But the Holy Father won’t cross the frontier into his homeland. This is curious: when Pope John Paul II visited Chile in 1987, he made sure to visit Argentina
The big story of the past seven days
June 29, 2017
✣ Vatican’s chief auditor in surprise resignation What happened? The Vatican’s auditor- general, Libero Milone, has resigned, in the latest apparent setback for Vatican financial reform. Milone was appointed in 2015 to look for evidence of mismanagement and possible corruption in Vatican financial dealings. He was supposed to stay for at least five years. A brief
The best of the blogosphere
June 29, 2017
✣ Highlights from the week online The conversion of an Episcopalian minister At workingthebeads.com, Jonathan Mitchican announced that he will be joining the Catholic Church. “In many ways I feel very sad,” he admitted. He has served as an Anglo-Catholic priest, has been married and has baptised his children in an Episcopal church. Mitchican had
Catholic school offers ‘gender neutral’ uniform
June 29, 2017
Parents have expressed dismay after a Catholic primary school in London announced that it will introduce a “gender neutral” uniform policy that will allow boys to wear skirts from September. St Anthony’s Catholic primary school in East Dulwich announced the new policy in its weekly newsletter, saying that it will provide a single uniform list
Pharmacists’ conscience rights preserved
June 29, 2017
In a U-turn on proposed policy, Britain’s pharmacy regulator has declared that Catholic pharmacists should not be forced to dispense lethal drugs against their consciences. The General Pharmaceutical Council, the regulatory body that sets professional standards for the industry, has backed away from proposals to abolish the right of people with religious convictions to conscientiously
Bishop: lobby your MP over free schools cap
June 29, 2017
A bishop is urging Catholics to lobby their MPs over a Conservative manifesto pledge which, if kept, would pave the way for up to 40 new Catholic schools. The Conservatives had promised to allow new Catholic free schools to give priority to Catholic pupils. Previously there had been a 50 per cent cap on the
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