Skip to main content
Gifts from The Morning Star
Priests de la Resistance by Fergus Butler-Gallie
Timely reminder of religious figures who took a stand against ‘first-wave’ fascism

THE ANTIPATHY or bewilderment of some socialists and communists to people of faith may mean that the recent publication of Priests de la Resistance has probably passed them by.

That would be a shame.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
Nagaland shawl with tiger and lion motiv
Book Review / 27 March 2022
27 March 2022
(L to R) Harry Pollitt, Vladimir Lenin and Ernest Bevin
Book Review / 18 February 2022
18 February 2022
Book Review / 10 November 2021
10 November 2021
An absorbing metaphor for contemporary Western societies is recommended by PAUL SIMON
Reykjavik in close-up
Literature / 30 August 2021
30 August 2021
PAUL SIMON falls under the spell of little known authors from an island at the edge of the world
Similar stories
MURDER AFORETHOUGHT: The execution of 56 Poles in Bochnia, n
Books / 28 March 2025
28 March 2025
RON JACOBS welcomes the long overdue translation of an epic work that chronicles resistance to fascism during WWII
RESILIENCE: (Right) Stand Up To Racism protest on October 26
Features / 31 December 2024
31 December 2024
The Morning Star sorts the good eggs from the rotten scoundrels of the year
Aboubakar Traore
Global Routes / 2 December 2024
2 December 2024
Two new releases from Burkina Faso and Niger, one from French-based Afro Latin The Bongo Hop, and rare Mexican bootlegs
ARROGANCE AND IGNORANCE: Group of six European men sitting,
Book Review / 24 September 2024
24 September 2024
FRANCOISE VERGES introduces a powerful new book that explores the damage done by colonial theft