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Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announces Fiducia Supplicans ‘has no legal force’ for its followers
rome – amid myriad reactions unleashed by fiducia supplicans , a new vatican document advising on non-liturgical blessings of same-sex...
Crux Staff
The Logos was made flesh and dwelt among us
the paradox of christianity is beyond the pagan teachings of heraclitus . at the heart of the christmas celebration is the fact that the wor...
Fr Robert Verrill OP
New iconography course at Ealing Abbey aims to 'galvanise' Catholic art scene in UK
the declaration by the fathers of the second council of nicaea in ad 787 on the value of producing sacred images and art works is about to g...
James Jeffrey
Bishop arrested in Nicaragua after praying in public for imprisoned prelate
police in nicaragua have arrested and allegedly beaten a catholic bishop after he prayed in public for a brother bishop sentenced to life in...
Simon Caldwell
Pope’s end-of-year address to Church hierarchy: beware ‘rigid ideological positions’ that ‘prevent us from moving forward’
rome – in his annual christmas address to members of the roman curia, pope francis urged the church’s governing bureaucracy to be open to ch...
Elise Allen
Vatican’s doctrinal czar parses details for enabling same-sex blessings
rome – after pope francis earlier this year opened the door in certain circumstances to giving blessings to same-sex couples, the vatican’s ...
Elise Allen
Advent and the 'Great Paradigm Shift'
there is an old story told about the dilemma of a monkey reaching down through the narrow neck of a glass jar to grab the alluring beads con...
Gavin Ashenden
A History of the Catholic Church, by Piers Paul Read
a history of the catholic church piers paul read meid, £25, 560 pages piers paul read – veteran novelist, historian and biographer – has pro...
Serenhedd James
Exclusive Interview: author and historian Adam Zamoyski on Napoleon Bonaparte, the Enlightenment, the Catholic Church and Poland
adam zamoyski is a british historian of polish origin. he has written numerous highly acclaimed books, including poland: a history, and holy...
Anthony McCarthy
Scattering ashes still contentious: Vatican maintains ban but approves preservation in ‘sacred places’
rome – in response to a new set of dubia , or doubts, on the catholic church’s cremation practices, the vatican’s doctrinal office has...
Elise Allen
Are young scientists changing their minds about God?
contrary to the prevalent notion that science stands at odds with religion, younger scientists are more open to the concept of a higher spir...
Tom Colsy
Lionel Johnson: Poetry and Prose, by Robert Asch
celebrating a lost victorian voice. lionel johnson: poetry and prose robert asch saint austin press, £29.99, 544 pages when lionel johnson w...
Jane Cooper
A heart in search of God: walking to deepen our faith
phil mccarthy writes of the inspiration for his founding pilgrim ways, a project of walking pilgrimages in england and wales. over half a ce...
Phil McCarthy
Resting my weary feet on the Cammino di San Benedetto
mary fisher discovers the physical and mental trials of walking the cammino di san benedetto. "to be deep in history is to cease to be prote...
Mary Fisher
Was Irish bard Shane McGowan let down by his own funeral Mass and by his Church?
no one does death like the irish. so the saying goes. or so we tell ourselves. when a funeral cortege makes its way from the church to the g...
Dualta Roughneen
Not a tame pilgrimage
julian kwasniewski explores the spiritual and physical experience of going on adventure pilgrimages. in the voyage of the dawn treader , the...
Julian Kwasniewski
King Charles continues to speak up for UK’s Coptic Orthodox Christians
king charles iii expressed his “greatest admiration for the coptic community” during a visit to the coptic orthodox church centre in hertfor...
The Catholic Herald
Church lockdown closures caused widespread mental and physical harm, says survey
the closure of catholic churches during the 2020 lockdown contributed to widespread mental and physical suffering, according to the results ...
Simon Caldwell
The Mass Revealed, by Ricardo Reyes Castillo
the mass revealed ricardo reyes castillo independently published, £11.25, 92 pages this book is whimsical and profound, charming, doctrinall...
Joanna Bogle
Shark attack!: The first fatal encounter in North America was recorded by a Jesuit priest
the first fatal encounter in north america was recorded by a jesuit priest, explain kent mountford and richard g fernicola . the year was 16...
Kent Mountford and Richard G Fernicola
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