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Saint of the week: Phocas the Gardener (July 3)

growth in holiness in wh auden’s long poem “horae canonicae”, he says that to desert the “formidable shrines” of the pagan gods and “to pray...

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week i sunday, july 2: 13th sunday in ordinary time 2 kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; ps 89; rom 6:3-4, 8-11; mt 10:37-42 mo...

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Pastor Iuventus

what we haven’t learned from john xxiii since the 16th century the church has assigned different devotions to different months. most catholi...

Pastor Iuventus

Bishop's engagements

cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: celebration of mass at ss peter and paul, 5 amwell street, clerkenwell, london, ec1r 1ul, 9.45am. tue: s...

Prize crossword 0497

cryptic across 5 great respect for first lady bishop, about to open eighth new church (9) 8 disciple vindicated a little, seeing the patriar...

Damian Thompson: Why the cappa magna makes people see red

i blinked in surprise when i saw the photographs. on june 18, the archbishop of liverpool – a diocese associated with the drab vestments and...

Damian Thompson

WATCH - Cardinal Pell: I look forward to having my day in court

Cardinal George Pell has denied allegations of historic sex abuse in a press conference in Rome

Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/06/17

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Pope Francis laicises abuser priest

The Pope had previously reduced the sentence of Fr Mauro Inzoli

Pope Francis to new cardinals: do not be distracted from the Cross

Cardinals are not called to be 'princes of the Church' but to be servants to their people, Francis said