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Pope Francis declares St. Irenaeus ‘Doctor of Unity’
pope francis on friday officially declared st. irenaeus of lyon as the 37th doctor of the church, with the title “doctor unitatis” (“doctor ...
Courtney Mares
Alleged vandal faces hate crime charge after major damage to Denver's Catholic cathedral
a 26-year-old woman has turned herself in on two charges related to some $10,000 in vandalism damage to denver’s cathedral basilica of the i...
Kevin-Jones
Have children instead of pets, Pope advises Catholic couples
pope francis has said that it is a civilizational loss when dogs and cats replace children in society, encouraging couples to “take the risk...
Courtney Mares
Pope preaches peace during Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi blessing
giving his traditional christmas day “urbi et orbi” blessing, pope francis urged leaders to be open to dialogue to resolve the world’s many ...
CNA Staff
The relics of St Bernadette come to Britain this year
on the morning of 11 february 1858, bernadette soubirous, her sister and jeanne abadie went off in search of wood and bones, the wood to be ...
Fr Allan White OP
MacMillan’s Christmas cracker
it’s a brave thing, to compose a christmas oratorio when you’re not bach: the comparisons between his genius and yours are likely to be awkw...
Michael White
Wrapper’s delight
one only has to think of the controversy about doctor who, and the casting of jodie whittaker as the 13th doctor back in 2018, to be reminde...
Serenhedd James
Vatican renews crackdown on Traditional Latin Mass
the vatican has issued further strict guidelines on the celebration of the traditional latin mass in response to questions about the motu pr...
Hannah Brockhaus
Vatican liturgy office issues guidelines for catechist ministry
the vatican’s liturgy office on monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses of the catholic ch...
Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis calls migrant crisis a 'shipwreck of civilization' during refugee camp visit
from a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, pope francis decried european indifference to the plight of migrants in the mediterranean...
Courtney Mares
Pope Francis decries global ‘retreat from democracy’ in Athens speech
pope francis lamented a global “retreat from democracy” in a speech on saturday in athens, the cradle of western civilization. the pope was ...
CNA Staff
The genial prince who could stir Rome up
fra’ matthew festing who has died aged 71 in valletta, malta, was the 79th grand master of the sovereign military order of malta. he was the...
John Martin Robinson
Detroit archbishop 'heartbroken' over Michigan school shooting
archbishop allen vigneron of detroit said he was “heartbroken” on tuesday after hearing of the “horrific tragedy” of a school shooting outsi...
Joseph Bukuras
Rome is where the heart is
by any standards, the news that michael nazir-ali had been received into the catholic faith is stunning. the former church of england bishop...
Jonathan Petre
Seeking solitude
when patrick leigh fermor turned up at the gates of the monastery of saint–wandrille de fontenelle in normandy, he was trying to finish a bo...
Artemis Cooper
An Abbot’s Notebook
this year, christmas midnight mass will mark exactly 900 years since st norbert and his first followers made their vows at midnight mass in ...
Abbott Hugh Allan
Celebrating the total victory of life even as we struggle
a child is born for us, and a son is given to us (isaiah 9:5) the mass of christmas day begins with these joyful words of isaiah’s...
Bishop Mark Davies
Papal puddings
hearing i was planning a piece on the church’s penchant for puddings, dante, my naughty godson, immediately dived into google, determined to...
Anthony Cazalet
Elgar’s digital revelation
elgar’s 1900 midlands setting of st john henry newman’s the dream of gerontius is a rich starting point for delving into english catholic cu...
Joanna-Bullivant
Rhodes to past glories
'these islands are really heavenly when the weather allows,” wrote lawrence durrell about rhodes in 1946 when he was stationed in the dodeca...
William Cash
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