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The gaps in the Vatican's draft constitution
the talk last week was all about the impending reform of the roman curia, to be accomplished – on paper, at any rate – by way of an apostoli...
Christopher R. Altieri
World News: From La Rioja to Lagos
washington dc project launches to tackle abuse crisis a new initiative has been launched at the catholic university of america with the goal...
Staff writers
The week in quotations
"pope francis is happy with benedict xvi’s profound analysis" cardinal müller says the popes agree on the abuse crisis first things "until t...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: Papal advice for hairdressers
hairdressers are known to enjoy a good chat. but on a pilgrimage to rome last week, they received a warning not to let it get out of hand. i...
Staff writers
The Best of the Web: Indulgences, liberalism and sign language
how unusual is detachment from sin? how hard is it to gain a plenary indulgence? not as hard as some people think, argued fr timothy finigan...
Staff writers
The Week Ahead: UK March for Life, crisis talks, Tolkien movie
saturday 11 may sees britain’s annual march for life, which will take place in london for the second year running. speakers include the camp...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Dozens of priests refused entry to Britain
what happened? dozens of priests have been blocked from entering britain in the last five years, a times investigation has found. ten of the...
Staff writers
The Big Story: Speculation mounts over Vatican constitution
what happened? more details have emerged about possible changes to the vatican’s constitution. the spanish magazine vida nueva published det...
Staff writers
Who has the upper hand in the Vatican-China deal? We may soon find out
on monday, the vatican marked another milestone in its relations with china. cardinal gianfranco ravasi, president of the pontifical council...
The Catholic Herald
May 3rd, 2019
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Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, april 28 : second sunday of easter acts 5:12-16; ps 118; rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; jn 20:19-31 ...
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Letters & emails
make confession available again sir – i would like to endorse the comments made by dr holly ordway (letter, april 12) on the subject of the ...
The Catholic Herald
Exploitation and the desire for parenthood
since at least the 1960s, we have been bombarded with information about overpopulation, and the phrase “unwanted pregnancy” has become part ...
Mary Kenny
A liberating joy: Easter in Kinshasa
every holy week begins with the celebration of palm sunday. for us in the democratic republic of congo (drc), there is no shortage of palm l...
Antoine Roger Lokongo
Will Pope Francis meet Italy's anti-immigration firebrand?
with a popularity rating of 59 per cent and his right-wing lega movement’s poll figures now double the vote it took in last year’s general e...
Andrew Cusack
Western Christians should learn from the Sri Lanka martyrs
"he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me," but "he who loses his life for my sake will find it" (matthew 10:38-9). ...
Sohrab Ahmari
Dear Fr Rutler: Can we feel too much sorrow for our sins?
dear father rutler, my family is mostly protestant, and they obviously don’t cross themselves before praying, say “debtors” instead of “tres...
Fr George Rutler
Prize crossword 0590
cryptic across 6 steal, and the old testament requires death in the end: he was stoned (6) 8 book about one son of abraham, virtually the fi...
Alun Evans
There are three different kinds of spirituality. We need them all
where should we be casting our eyes? upward, downward, or just on the road that we’re walking? well, there are different kinds of spirituali...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Fr Schall: The man who launched a thousand libraries
the legendary georgetown professor fr james schall sj died peacefully last week, at the age of 91, surrounded by his family. he had retired ...
Gerald Russello
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