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Morning Catholic must-reads: 28/11/18
catholics should engage in dialogue with jews rather than seek to convert them , benedict xvi has said. a vatican official has called for a ...
Luke Coppen
Diary of a city priest
so advent begins again: the first great penitential season of the year. in the better monasteries it’s still a season of fasting. i am not s...
Fr Dominic Allain
How to.... Genuflect
kneeling has always been a gesture of reverence; but the practice of genuflecting – touching the right knee briefly to the ground – is compa...
The Catholic Herald
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week i sunday, december 2: the first sunday of advent jer 33:14-16; ps 25; 1 thes 3:12-4:2; lk 21:25-28, 34-36 m...
The Catholic Herald
Prize crossword 0570
cryptic across 5 let drugs into hen night – that’s a bit hairy (9) 8 in favour of tea, they say, the garrison (4) 9 wild spree from dissolut...
Alun Evans
Germany’s discontents
Peter Hitchens visits Germany and Scandinavia
Peter Hitchens
Our lack of welcome
"widows, orphans and strangers”: that’s code in scripture for the three most vulnerable groups within a society at any given time. and both ...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
A visit to the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal
the chapel of the miraculous medal, at 140 rue de bac, paris, attracts many visitors all bent on expressing their devotion to our lady. this...
Staff Reporter
Analysis: on sexual abuse, what can the US bishops, and the Pope, do next?
After the Vatican scotched a proposal to address the crisis, the world is watching what the Church does next
JD Flynn/CNA
My country is suffering because of climate change, but the world can help
Papua New Guinea has borne the brunt of global warming. We pray world leaders will intervene
Cardinal John Ribat
Doctrine remains problem in relations, SSPX affirms after Vatican meeting
The SSPX superior general said 'irreducible doctrinal divergence' had to be resolved, but that God 'does not necessarily ask the Society to convince its interlocutors'
Catholic News Agency
Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/11/18
there is "great confusion in the church" because the relationship between doctrine and "pastoral care for people in difficult situations is ...
Luke Coppen
Asia Bibi: Former Conservative vice-chair rebukes government over refusal to grant asylum
Rehman Chishti criticised religious freedom envoy Lord Ahmed for refusing to meet Bibi's family
Simon Caldwell
What is it like to be an underground Chinese seminarian?
Wang Jie discovered his vocation while sheltering seminarians who were escaping the communist authorities
Catholic News Agency
Pope Francis: Sacred music points to the beauty of Paradise
Sacred music can be a powerful instrument of evangelization, because it gives people a glimpse of the beauty of heaven, Pope Francis said
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/11/18
history will conclude with christ's eternal reign , pope francis said at yesterday's angelus ( full text , full video ). bishop robert morli...
Luke Coppen
Pope Francis urges young people to lead a 'revolution of service'
in a video message to young men and women around the world, pope francis has called on them to provoke an uprising of change by serving othe...
Junno Arocho Esteves
The bishops have to realise they are part of the problem
the decision to appoint cardinal blase cupich to the organising committee for the vatican's february child protection meeting has already ca...
Christopher R. Altieri
French court convicts priest and retired bishop
a french court has sentenced a priest to two years in prison, with a third year suspended, for the sexual abuse of minors. at the same time,...
Catholic News Agency
Cardinal Cupich appointed to committee for February abuse meeting
Pope Francis also appointed Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay and Archbishop Charles Scicluna
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
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