Catholic Church

Can't beat the oldies: Nicene Creed tops online Lenten prayer campaign by Archdiocese of Southwark

an online lenten prayer campaign by the archdiocese of southwark is proving a roaring success and was seen by over 1.5 million social m...
The Catholic Herald

Belgian bishops could back women deacons and ending priestly celibacy in a Church more 'present in the digital world'

rome – in the lead up to this year’s closing session of the synod of bishops on synodality, belgian bishops have reportedly opened a nationa...
Elise Allen

‘The Road to Wild Wales’: BBC pilgrimage series returns to explore landscape of early Celtic saints

the north wales pilgrim’s way will feature in the   sixth series of  pilgrimage  that returns to the bbc in march 2024, as&nb...
James Jeffrey

Enlightenment pragmaticism versus sacred revolt

to rave in the nave or not to rave in the nave? the disturbances about what should or should not happen in a cathedral have divided christia...
Gavin Ashenden

Pugin's legacy assaulted and recovered: the story of St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham

augustus welby northbourne pugin (1812-52) was received into the church in salisbury in 1835. the next year he published his contrasts , in ...
Michael Hodges

Despite postponement, Canadian government 'fully committed' to expanding assisted suicide, warn country's bishops

new york – the canadian government remains just as committed to its drive to expand assisted suicide despite a decision to postpone expandin...
johnlavenburg

Yoga: What’s the problem with a bit of Downward Dog?

during the mid-2000s, there was a brief publishing trend for feel-good novels with folksy titles: salmon fishing in the yemen and a short hi...
Flora Watkins

Vatican warns German bishops of ‘legal consequences' over disputed ‘Synodal Committee’

rome – as the german bishops meet this week to advance their national reform process, the vatican has threatened canonical action if they re...
Elise Allen

Rising from the ashes: Notre Dame comes to Westminster Abbey

on 15 april 2019 the world watched as notre dame de paris burned. after the flèche collapsed and smoke appeared through the louvres of the w...
Serenhedd James

A Jewish perspective on the Catholic Church's response to the Gaza conflict

amid the plethora of public utterances on the wrongs and rights of israel’s military action in gaza, those of several key vatican officials ...
PeterOppenheimer