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Nuncio celebrates historic Mass in Canterbury Cathedral in honour of St Thomas Becket

in a historic moment for the catholic church in the united kingdom, on monday, 7 july, the holy sacrifice of the mass was celebrated at cant...
The Catholic Herald

The Tridentine Mass as an antidote to informality

one of the highlights of the ecclesial summer is the pilgrimage from paris to chartres. this year, many of my friends and colleagues set out...
Gavin Ashenden

Pope Leo has much to ponder during his vacation in Castel Gandolfo

after pope leo xiv arrives in castel gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to prove a real vacation for the new pontiff. when cardin...
Charles Collins

Christ's blood has an infinite power to cleanse our souls

“ behold, i will extend peace to her like a river” (isaiah 66:12) in today’s first reading, peace is described as a river, and in this month...
Fr David Howell

French archbishop made head of Pope's commission for protection of children

pope leo xiv has appointed a french archbishop as the new president of the pontifical commission for the protection of minors. he replaces a...
Charles Collins

On pilgrimage with Noelle Mering, author of 'Awake, Not Woke'

where would you go? i'm co-leading a pilgrimage to poland this year, otherwise, that might have been my first choice. the holy land is a str...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo is spurning populism for a more institutional style of leadership

like the populist he was, pope francis felt an instinctive scepticism about bureaucracies, including the one he was called to lead. famously...
John L Allen

Pope Leo urges Catholic school teachers to be ‘models in life’

pope leo xiv has said that catholic school teachers should be “models in life" as well as "models of faith" during what he described as a te...
Charles Collins

Summer Letters: Our Lady's Dowry, meat and veg, the Anscombe Centre and more

Catholics debate faith, ethics, food, and tradition in letters on bioethics, vegetarianism, celibacy, Church policy, and Pope Leo XIV.
The Catholic Herald

The Synodal Path that cancelled God has gone the wrong way

the catholic church in germany is undergoing a profound and fiercely contested transformation, and at the centre of this process stands the ...
RobHyde