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Let There Be Light

the resurrection by andrea mantegna, 1457-1459 the resurrection is the dawn of a new creation, a light still more wonderful than the fiat lu...

Bishop Mark Davies

Polish Catholic parish in London: Police ‘grossly exceeded powers’ in halting Good Friday service

police halt a good friday liturgy at christ the king church in balham, london, england, april 2, 2021 / youtube screenshot from account of a...

Pope Francis visits Vatican vaccination centre

pope francis at the vatican's vaccination centre on 2 april 2021. image courtesy of the holy see press office. -- rome -- pope francis made ...

Fish pies and potted shrimps: Balfour Easter weekends past and present

potted shrimps with toast and pickled cucumber b y kai chan vong / flickr cc by 2.0 the balfour go-to at eastertide is potted shrimps – with...

Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: The Cross of Christ is Inevitable

sacred oils set out for the chrism mass, 1 april 2021, in st. peter's basilica. image © vatican media “the preaching of the good news is mys...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Holy Thursday with Disgraced Cardinal Becciu

-- rome -- pope francis reportedly celebrated mass of the lord's supper on holy thursday, in the private chapel of cardinal angelo becciu --...

Christopher Altieri

Composer at the crossroads

at certain times in his life, igor stravinsky liked to date his manuscripts by saints’ days or religious festivals, and if he had survived h...

Saying goodbye to God

the best catholics in the world: the irish, the church and the end of a special relationship derek scally, £16.99, 352pp, sandycove ________...

Cardinal Bo: ‘Merciless killings’ turning Burma into ‘21st-century Calvary’

cardinal charles maung bo preaching at westminster cathedral in london, england, may 12, 2016. credit: mazur/catholicnews.org.uk via cna cna...

Cosy criminality

a trick of the light ali carter £8.99, 400pp, point blank _________ like most advice, that to write about what you know is well-meaning but ...