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November 08, 2022

UK Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Business and Philanthropy

November 08, 2022

Our selection of the top Catholic leaders in the realms of business and philanthropy in 2022

Pope Francis hits out at direction of German Synodal Path

November 08, 2022

Last week on Sunday Pope Francis warned German Catholics against implementing reforms while speaking to journalists on a flight back from Bahrain, warning also against another Protestant Church in Germany. As reported by Deutsche Welle, and the German Press Agency, Pope Francis said another new Protestant Church “won’t be as good”. This is not the first time the Pontiff

Obituary: Fr Ian Ker was a priest and scholar who opened up Newman’s thought to the world

November 08, 2022

Fr Ian Turnbull Ker, the leading scholar on the life and work of St John Henry Newman, died on 5 November. He was a brilliant writer and biographer, as well as a parish priest, and published over twenty books on Newman and his theology. His John Henry Newman has long been regarded as the definitive account of

The enduring confusion of America’s ‘Wall of Separation Between Church and State’

November 08, 2022

New research by Pew shows that the US public is as conflicted about the relationship of religion to public life as it always has been, writes Ken Craycraft The Pew Research Center is a U.S.-based non-partisan think tank in Washington, D.C. Pew regularly conducts surveys of the opinions of U.S. residents related to religious faith,

The disturbing story of Emanuela Orlandi isn’t helped by Netflix sensationalism

November 08, 2022

The Vatican is not unfamiliar with the mystery of an empty tomb. Sadly, in the case of Emanuela Orlandi, the mystery remains unsolved. On 22 June 1983 Orlandi left home, carrying only her flute. Although she had asked her brother Pietro to accompany her to her music class less than a mile away, he declined,