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Mel Gibson to partner with Lionsgate on ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’
the lionsgate film studio has confirmed that it will partner with mel gibson for his latest production the resurrection of the christ , the ...
The Catholic Herald
Priests overwhelmed by confessions at Catholic music festival of 40,000
a festival of catholic music drew more than 40,000 attendees to the brazilian city of santa bábara d’oeste, during which demand for confessi...
EduardoCamposLima
Pope Leo XIV embraces the legacy of the Leos and the challenge of the modern world
so far, pope leo xiv has leaned fairly heavily into the legacy of his storied predecessor, leo xiii, the long-reigning pope elected as a com...
Charles Collins
FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV inauguration homily
pope leo xiv delivered the following homily at the mass for the initiation of the petrine ministry held in st. peter's square on sunday, 18 ...
Pope Leo XIV
Liturgy of creation: the Catholic imagination opens up new vistas of sight and sound
one of the delights that begins to unfold in the process of becoming catholic is a growing realisation of how, within the catholic perceptiv...
Gavin Ashenden
The night the future Pope dropped in for dinner
rome – naturally enough, journalists covering the vatican tend to seek out figures in the system from their own countries or language groups...
John L Allen
Full in the panting heart of Rome: Leo XIV ascends to the Throne of the Fisherman
habemus papam . the church has a new pope: leo xiv. when the protodeacon of the college of cardinals, dominique mamberti, announced "cardina...
The Catholic Herald
Black smoke after conclave's first ballot
after a long wait among the expectant crowds gathered in st peter's square – so much so that rumours had started to build – black smoke fina...
The Catholic Herald
In Rome’s shadows, smoke and speculation: the conclave’s political ballet begins
i find myself back in rome. more than three years have passed since my last visit, but the place seems barely to have changed: steadfast; gr...
Miles Pattenden
Debating 20th-century problems in a 21st-century world: this conclave needs to catch up
one of the stories surrounding the conclave to elect pope francis’s successor – set to open on may 7 – is the unfamiliarity of the cardinal ...
Charles Collins
Rome's ecclesiastical tailors compete to dress next pope
expectations are not only heating up in the vatican this week about who will be the new pope but also regarding who will dress him after whi...
The Catholic Herald
Could this be the longest conclave in modern history?
every catholic has his or her prediction for the conclave: some predict a new pope in the mould of pope francis, others predict a course cor...
PeterDayMilne
Stories of intrigue and secret plots gather pace as conclave approaches
one of the interesting things to happen after pope francis died is that the movie conclave , which came out last year, has had millions of n...
Charles Collins
Novemdiales notebook: non-stop conclave speculation
novemdiales notebook with the vatican announcing that the conclave will start on may 7th, rome is now well into the nine day official period...
William Cash
World leaders at Pope Francis’s funeral: who is there and where are they seated?
leaders from across the world have gathered in st peter's square to attend the funeral of pope francis. uk prime minister sir keir starmer i...
The Catholic Herald
The world leaders attending the Pope's funeral
rome – one of pope francis’s most consistent geopolitical priorities throughout his 12-year reign was peacemaking, most notably through his ...
Elise Allen
Cardinal Müller warns Church risks split if ‘orthodox’ pope not chosen
the catholic church risks a schism if it does not choose an “orthodox” leader, german cardinal gerhard müller has warned ahead of next month...
The Catholic Herald
Fountains of grace: by Jesus's wounds our own have been healed
the glory of the lord entered the temple by the gate facing east (ezechiel 43:4) no-one witnessed the resurrection of jesus, but we can wond...
Fr David Howell
Hosanna: Palm Sunday dawns in Beauvais
before the french revolution, beauvais, about an hour north of paris on the train, was one of the “ villes sonnantes ” – the “ringing towns”...
Serenhedd James
‘I thirst’: a cry misheard
in sunday’s gospel, st luke records that the soldiers mocked jesus shortly after his crucifixion by giving him sour wine. this was the drink...
Fr David Howell
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