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Can the Sacrament of Reconciliation even extend to Rudolf Hoess, commandant of Auschwitz?

February 14, 2024

The key theme this Ash Wednesday is that ashes symbolise death and penitence. Recent events in Israel have reminded us of the continual plight of the Jewish people. The ashes of the Holocaust emphasise wrongful death on a scale that is all but unimaginable and incomprehensible. Just as incomprehensible is whether within those terrible ashes

What’s inside this week’s magazine?

February 09, 2017

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald

Religious leaders unite to condemn extremism at Auschwitz visit

November 11, 2016

In a joint statement, Israel's religious leaders said extremism 'desecrates religion'

Pope welcomes Auschwitz survivors to general audience

October 05, 2016

The Pontiff discussed his recent visit to Azerbaijan and Georgia at his weekly address

‘Why on earth didn’t they ask us?’ The churches where Pokémon Go is a nuisance

August 11, 2016

A backlash has begun – but it's the manufacturers, not the players, who are being blamed

Pope Francis: ‘During Auschwitz silence, I prayed for all victims of war and violence’

August 03, 2016

The Pontiff told the faithful that young people today gave 'strong signs' of hope and brotherhood in a world plagued with 'cruelty'

Pope Francis: ‘Humankind’s cruelty did not end with Auschwitz’

July 30, 2016

The Pope spoke to crowds gathered outside the archbishop's residence in Kraków on Friday night

Pope: ‘In welcoming the outcast, our credibility as Christians is at stake’

July 29, 2016

Holy Father urges youth to follow Jesus's Way of the Cross through works of mercy