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My dream for my kids: celibacy
January 19, 2017
As a husband and father of two, my highest ambition is to have no grandchildren
Proposed synod on married priests ‘was voted down by Pope’s advisers’
October 06, 2016
The synod will instead focus on 'Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment'
What’s inside this week’s magazine?
August 18, 2016
Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald
The true history of celibacy
August 18, 2016
The debate on married priests is damaged by myth-making. History shows that married men, if ordained, had to live continently
What’s inside this week’s magazine?
July 14, 2016
Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald
The new push to end priestly celibacy
February 25, 2016
Those who want to overturn the ancient discipline are energetic, well organised and influential. But can they persuade Pope Francis to make such a radical change?
Can we please stop patronising St John Paul II?
February 17, 2016
It makes no sense to call for the abolition of priestly celibacy on the basis of the Panorama documentary
Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/02/16
February 08, 2016
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