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Westminster Cathedral forced to turn people away due to unprecedented numbers attending Easter Triduum
staff at westminster cathedral were compelled to turn away people hoping to attend mass due to reaching full capacity over the easter weeken...
Tom Colsy
Sacramento latest diocese to file for bankruptcy due to abuse compensation after California changes statute of limitations
new york – facing more than 250 lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of minors by clergy and other employees since the 1950s, the diocese of s...
johnlavenburg
Ecuador renews its standing as world's first country consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
ecuador has renewed its historic consecration to the sacred heart of jesus, first carried out 150 years ago. archbishop alfredo josé espinoz...
The Catholic Herald
Letters: A morally tough choice for US Catholics (Biden v. Trump) doesn't excuse them from need to vote in election
the common good sir – we live in difficult times, and it is very hard to discern and make wise political decisions. i deeply disagree ...
Catholic Herald Readers
Pope Francis reveals he was used in ‘manoeuvre’ during 2005 conclave to prevent Benedict’s election
rome – pope francis has said that he was used in an “manoeuvre” to block the election of the future benedict xvi during the 2005 conclave, b...
Elise Allen
The spiritual makings of a leader: 'masterful' new Ronald Reagan biography
the peacemaker: ronald reagan, the cold war, and the world on the brink william inboden dutton, £31.99, 622 pages on a visit years back to t...
Cardinal Timothy Dolan
How prayer helps us ‘gain a new horizon’ and better understanding of Easter mystery
as we see the lord jesus in prayer, there are certain practical pointers we can learn from him, even while there is a mystery at play. in hi...
Fr Jeffrey Kirby C
England’s ‘Christian inheritance’ at stake in UK General Election
easter has arrived early in a year when a general election is anticipated. “to elect” means to choose. this easter holiday celebrates the gr...
Bishop Mark Davies
One fallen king, one risen king: Braving the weather to find Arthur and early Christianity along Hadrian’s Wall
it was january, and i needed to get out of the house; away from emails and the effects of a seemingly never-ending christmastide. the puniti...
William Cash
Critics who paint the Pope as a 'meek' peacenik over Ukraine fail to see how victory can lie in unexpected places
if this easter we celebrate christ's victory over death through his resurrection, we must do so knowing our thanksgivings occur amid a world...
christopheryates
‘Come and have breakfast’: Unravelling the mystery of food in Jesus' life
i wrote in this column a couple of years ago that “there is something odd about christ’s risen body”, which i suppose is fairly obvious. but...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Letter from the Editor: A very Happy Easter to our readers
back in 2022, i visited the garden of gethsemane – where the lord’s passion began with his arrest. beside the ancient olive grove – some gna...
William Cash
Pope’s ‘foreign policy’ Easter message: What got included, what got left out
rome – a pope’s easter sunday urbi et orbi blessing, meaning “to the city and the world,” is generally understood to be one of h...
John L Allen
'A tidal wave of truths': Thomas Merton on the power of the Mass reliving the crucifixion
the mass wields enormous power through its connection to christ's death on the cross, wrote thomas merton, the american trappist monk, write...
The Catholic Herald
Finding hope among the ruins: Rebuilding the Church in Ireland through sincerity
on a cold spring morning on the west coast of ireland, replete with intermittent showers of sleet, i travelled to the small town of claregal...
Ronan Dohenyy
Was the angel in the tomb the same 'young man' who ran away naked during Jesus's arrest?
"on entering the tomb they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right-hand side, and they were struck with amazement." (mark 16:5) ...
Fr David Howell
How the State failed ‘WASPI women' and Secularism and Feminism failed all women
in re-reading aemon dufy’s stripping of the altars , i was very struck by the way in which rood screens incorporating mary and john at...
Gavin Ashenden
Hilaire Belloc's masterful 'The Cruise of the Nona' invites us to navigate life's mysteries
"i am now off to sail the english seas again, and to pursue from thought to thought and from memory to memory such things as have occupied o...
Julian Kwasniewski
Between the Cross and Resurrection: The Harrowing of Hell, according to J.R.R. Tolkien
easter time seems to get me reflecting on tolkien’s catholic imagination. i have previously written about how the dynamic of grace was portr...
Stefan Kaminski
'A hurricane of grief': Contemplating the Passion at Bologna
when in rome, do as the romans do. when in bologna, ask for ragù , but absolutely do not ask for it with spaghetti. despite a certain dish b...
Serenhedd James
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