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Why exorcism went out of fashion – and why it's back
in 1969, the swiss jesuit herbert haag published goodbye to the devil, an argument that satan was merely a metaphor. along with two american...
Matthew Schmitz
Diary: Transylvania awaits the Pope – and one million pilgrims
i’m back in transylvania. at csíksomlyó they are replanting the gardens and extending the car parks ready for pope francis’s visit on june 1...
Petroc Trelawny
'We are all Sri Lankans': A defiant mood in Colombo
the mercury was touching 40°c (104°f) and the air so humid i felt like a wet towel seconds after stepping out of the car. yet still hundreds...
Ned Donovan
Meanwhile: Papal advice for hairdressers
hairdressers are known to enjoy a good chat. but on a pilgrimage to rome last week, they received a warning not to let it get out of hand. i...
Staff writers
The Best of the Web: Indulgences, liberalism and sign language
how unusual is detachment from sin? how hard is it to gain a plenary indulgence? not as hard as some people think, argued fr timothy finigan...
Staff writers
Increasing reverence, conversions and vocations – let's focus on the good news
someone asked me yesterday, “what’s the best thing you see happening in the catholic church right now?” it’s a great question to be asked be...
C C Pecknold
French bishops defend natural law, human dignity against ‘law of nature’
the bishops of france have published a new document offering a summary of the church’s teaching on the dignity of human nature and the impor...
Catholic News Agency
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, april 28 : second sunday of easter acts 5:12-16; ps 118; rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; jn 20:19-31 ...
The Catholic Herald
Letters & emails
make confession available again sir – i would like to endorse the comments made by dr holly ordway (letter, april 12) on the subject of the ...
The Catholic Herald
Western Christians should learn from the Sri Lanka martyrs
"he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me," but "he who loses his life for my sake will find it" (matthew 10:38-9). ...
Sohrab Ahmari
Dear Fr Rutler: Can we feel too much sorrow for our sins?
dear father rutler, my family is mostly protestant, and they obviously don’t cross themselves before praying, say “debtors” instead of “tres...
Fr George Rutler
How to... celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday
divine mercy sunday was introduced by pope st john paul ii in 2000 when he canonised st faustina kowalska, a polish nun and visionary who re...
The Catholic Herald
Rebuilding Notre-Dame will pit Church against state – again
the archbishop of paris, michel aupetit, is renowned for his calm demeanor and easy-going manner. that made it all the more significant when...
Samuel Gregg
The week France remembered her vocation
“our cathedral!” the man crying beside me on the banks of the seine, watching notre-dame go up in flames, is jewish. on this evening of apri...
Jean Fournier
Western Christians should learn from the Sri Lanka martyrs
"he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me," but "he who loses his life for my sake will find it" (matthew 10:38-9). ...
Sohrab Ahmari
Pope Francis: The resurrection is the most shocking event in human history
pope francis said monday that the resurrection of christ is the most shocking event in human history. “what was humanly unthinkable happened...
Catholic News Agency
The Resurrection is no mere 'symbol' – it is a real event
in the great divorce , c.s. lewis describes everything in heaven as “much solider than things in our country.” that phrase came to mind with...
C C Pecknold
Easter brings a 'new world,' Pope Francis says in Urbi et Orbi
christ’s resurrection ushers in a new world – one of peace, love, and fraternity, pope francis said on easter sunday, as he prayed for the m...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Pope Francis at Easter Vigil: Ask Christ to roll back the stone blocking your heart
in his easter vigil homily, pope francis said that the risen christ desires to “roll back the stone” that blocks the entrance to one’s heart...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Good Friday at the Vatican: Christ is among the pariahs
at the vatican’s good friday service, the papal preacher connected christ’s passion with all in history who have suffered the degradation of...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
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