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The West’s cowardice has helped cause a wave of persecution

November 29, 2018

Where in the world is religious liberty rapidly shrinking? Is it under tyrannical regimes like North Korea, in communist countries such as China or in Islamic nations like Saudi Arabia? All three countries are – unsurprisingly – named as violators of religious freedom in a new study by the charity Aid to the Church in

How to…. Help the Holy Souls

November 22, 2018

The souls in Purgatory are our brothers and sisters, and there are several simple ways we can help to lessen their sufferings and speed them towards Paradise. The most basic is to pray for them, as the Church especially encourages in November. We can also offer sacrifices – a short fast, or persistent back pain,

Mass readings

November 22, 2018

Ordinary Form Divine Office Week II Sunday, November 25: Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King Dn 7:13-14; Ps 93; Rv 1:5-8; Jn 18:33B-37 Monday, November 26: Weekday in Ordinary Time Rv 14:1-3, 4B-5; Ps 24; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday, November 27: Weekday in Ordinary Time Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday, November 28: Weekday in Ordinary

Leading articles

November 15, 2018

Style and substance You hold in your hands the first US edition of the Catholic Herald. It was 130 years in the making, but we think you’ll agree that it was worth the wait. We started in London in 1888. Our editors belonged to the second generation of English Catholics eligible to sit in Parliament

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Mass readings

November 15, 2018

Ordinary Form Divine Office Week I Sunday, November 18: The 33rd Sunday of the Year Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32 Monday, November 19: Weekday in Ordinary Time Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1; Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday, November 20: Weekday in Ordinary Time Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15; Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday, November 21: The Presentation

How to . . . Go to Confession

November 15, 2018

For those in mortal sin, getting to Confession is all-important; even for those who have committed venial sins, it is a priceless spiritual aid. People sometimes complain, justifiably, that parish Confession times are far too brief. Those that offer Confession before every Mass are wonderful models. But for so crucial a sacrament, nobody should feel

Letters & emails

November 15, 2018

Let’s share cathedrals with Anglicans SIR – I found Peter Sheppard’s article (Charterhouse, October 5) about the possibility of Catholics returning to medieval churches interesting. Although living in Ireland for decades, I am an nonagenarian Englishman. Some time ago I wrote to a newspaper suggesting that Catholics and Anglicans share cathedrals and churches. I suggested that diocesan

Cover Nov 9

November 08, 2018

Cartoon: by Kipper Williams

November 08, 2018

Comments of the week

November 08, 2018

Letters should include a genuine postal or email address, phone number and the style or title of the writer. Email: [email protected] Due to space constraints, please keep correspondence below 250 words, longer letters may be published online The Vatican’s pact with China’s ‘wolves’ SIR – We the undersigned are writing to express our profound dismay

The powerless state

November 08, 2018

Who rules Pakistan? That is an open question following the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five who faced the death penalty on blasphemy charges. In a keenly awaited judgment, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled last week that there was insufficient evidence to convict Bibi of blaspheming against Islam during a dispute

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