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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...
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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...
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At Colosseum Stations of the Cross, Pope Francis prays for abused minors

pope francis’ prayer at good friday’s stations of the cross at the colosseum included a plea for abused youth and for the church, whom he sa...
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

Pontius Pilate couldn't wash the guilt from his own hands. None of us can

millions breathed a collective sigh of relief to learn that the relic of the crown of thorns was saved from notre dame de paris. where did i...
C C Pecknold

Pope Francis urges inmates to be at service to one another

pope francis celebrated the mass of the lord’s supper at a prison in the suburbs of rome thursday, urging the inmates to reflect on how they...
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Wren brought Rome to London – without ever going there

sir christopher wren by paul rabbitts shire publications, 96pp, £9.99/$14 displaying a typically victorian aversion to the classicising aest...
James Baresel

Bunnies, hats and parades: How Easter became a secular festival

the onset of easter – like that of christmas – always brings out a rush of nostalgia in me. but unlike the celebratory customs surrounding t...
Charles Coulombe

What would the Passion sound like? Listen to Liszt's answer

it is in the approach to easter that our church’s musical life becomes richer than at any other time in the liturgical calendar. as jens f l...
David Oldroyd-Bolt

Faith has never been at odds with science

silly claims about the conflict between science and religion come thick and fast, these days. we know them to be erroneous, but the history ...
Jonathan Wright