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Pope calls United Arab Emirates 'a land of coexistence' ahead of visit
pope francis expressed gratitude for his upcoming trip to the united arab emirates, noting it is an opportunity to promote greater peace bet...
Catholic News Agency
King Charles I, Founding Father
what was “washington’s birthday” is quickly approaching us: now often redubbed “presidents’ day”, the repackaging allows us to forget “linco...
Charles Coulombe
Dear Fr Rutler: I don't like giving the sign of peace. Is that wrong?
dear father rutler, i don’t like giving the sign of the peace at mass. it seems to me like a needless distraction. i can glad-hand mrs smith...
Fr George Rutler
The young choir reimagining the Renaissance
mixed voice adult choirs have given us new perspectives on the trove of renaissance choral music over the past 30 years or so. the clerkes o...
Francis O’Gorman
A biography of Bugnini paints a startling picture
for christmas i was given a copy of the newly translated biography of annibale bugnini, architect of the novus ordo mass – and hero or émine...
Fr Dominic Allain
World news
notre dame, indiana christopher columbus murals to be covered up notre dame university has decided to cover up its 19th-century murals depic...
Staff writers
World Youth Day offered glimpses of the Church at her best
world youth day appeared, even for those of us who watched from afar, to be the church at her best – joyous, united, drawing energy for evan...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Being a Puritan was never an easy life
hot protestants: a history of puritanism in england and america by michael winship yale university press, 351pp, £20/$28 hold on to your hat...
Jonathan Wright
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week iv sunday, february 3 : fourth sunday in ordinary time jer 1:4-5, 17-19; ps 71; 1 cor 12:31—13:13; lk 4:21-...
The Catholic Herald
New York bishop to lead Diocese of Columbus
pope francis accepted the retirement of bishop frederick campbell of columbus, ohio, thursday, appointing bishop robert j. brennan, auxiliar...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Traditional chant should enjoy 'pride of place' in the Mass, archbishop says
sacred music has a special role in the catholic liturgy, and archbishop alexander sample of portland in oregon has written a pastoral letter...
Catholic News Agency
The Catholic Church is back 'on the spiritual map' in Sweden: an interview with Ulf and Birgitta Ekman
having blogged last week about ulf and birgitta ekman’s book, the great discovery: our journey into the catholic church , i was keen to ask ...
Francis Phillips
Do not lose the 'fervor' of World Youth Day, Pope Francis tells pilgrims
serving god and his mission is not a passing thing, but can and should be pursued in the present, with one’s entire life, pope francis said ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Ordaining female deacons would gravely damage the Church
you might be forgiven for thinking that the last thing that the church needs right now is more confusion, more doubt and more argument over ...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Two-thirds of US bishops oppose women deacons
a survey of bishops in the us released this week found that among respondents, 41 percent believe it theoretically possible to ordain women ...
Catholic News Agency
Pilgrimages are a time for making lifelong friends
in 1985, two historians traveled through turkey and the middle east together. robin darling young and susan ashbrook harvey started the trip...
Eve Tushnet
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, january 27 : third sunday in ordinary time neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; ps 19; 1 cor 12:12-30; lk 1:1...
The Catholic Herald
How to… Say the rosary
finding a rosary is easily done, since they are on sale at churches and online, and the cheapest plastic ones can be very cheap. it’s worth ...
The Catholic Herald
Why I've invested in a travelling altar
a large and heavy parcel arrives swathed in layers of packing and customs forms. i know exactly what it is because it is a present. in a sen...
Fr Dominic Allain
Even in Japan, the Traditional Mass was reassuringly familiar
it was an age of the great charity which impelled missionaries to cross both endless seas and narrow channels. they bore in their hands the ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
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