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The Catholic Herald
Established 1888 Why the Pope has sent a leading diplomat to Britain T he new Apostolic Nuncio to Britain begins work this month. Archbishop Antonio Mennini is only 63 but is......
A Difficult Job Well Done
F rancis Campbell, Britain’s Ambassador to the Holy See, has packed his bags to take up a new post in Pakistan. This farmer’s son from County Down will be very much missed in......
Catholic Dilemmas
By Fr Tim Finigan Our parish council meeting is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Is this a suitable time to hold a meeting as we are commanded to keep Sunday holy? The Catechism......
Letters To The Editor
Many Catholics are puzzled by aspects of the personal ordinariate From Mary Halliwell SIR – I am puzzled. When Summorum Pontificum was published there was considerable......
Waiting For Answers
From Fr John Lumley, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation in the Diocese of Middlesbrough SIR – I write to correct a factual error in your report last week, “Catholic Church sets......
A Blessed Change
From Mr Godwin Penrhyn-Lowe SIR – I read with great interest that the New Missal will be out in September 2011, earlier than expected in Advent 2011 (report, January 21). But......
Courting A Dictator
From Mr Kevin Greenan SIR – On the BBC World Service it was announced that the Vatican is considering signing a concordat with Belarus, governed by the hard-line dictator......
Marching For Life
From Mr Robert Colquhoun, 40 Days for Life campaign director SIR – I was extremely interested in the leading article (January 28) suggesting a British March for Life and would......
A Shorter Christmas
From Mrs Mary Hogan SIR – I agree with Kevin Greenan’s comments (Letter, January 7) regarding the celebration of the Epiphany on January 2. How I missed the lovely Twelve Days......
It Is Wrong To Deliberately Terminate A Life-threatening...
From Dr Helen Watt, senior research fellow at the Anscombe Bioethics Centre SIR – In mentioning arguments in favour of deliberate termination of a life-threatening pregnancy......
The Pope’s Remarks On Prostitution Did Not Change Church...
From Mr Anthony McCarthy SIR – Brian Conway and Quentin de la Bédoyère (Letters, January 14) believe – perhaps understandably – that the Pope “accepts” or “contemplates” condom......
Did The King James Bible Really Owe A Debt To Catholic...
From Mr Alan Bartley SIR – While St Francis de Sales would point to the infelicities of Protestant versions such as Marot’s French translation of the Psalms, those like Anna......
Thought
FOR THE WEEK For the Christians, the Revelation lies at the beginning of history. For the Marxists, at the end. Two religions. – Albert Camus (1913-1960)......