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The United States has only one Marian apparition site approved by Vatican

today is the solemnity of the only marian apparition to have occurred in the united states that has been approved by the vatican. the annual...
James Jeffrey

New cardinals signal Catholicism’s centre shifting to Global South

several of the new cardinal-designates announced by pope francis have applauded the range of countries represented by those getting a red ha...
Elise Allen

Review – Educating in Faith: A History of the English Catholic Public School, by Mark Cleary

educating in faith: a history of the english catholic public school mark cleary sacristy press, 256 pages, £19.99 the cover of mark cleary’s...
Serenhedd James

Timothy Radcliffe OP named cardinal in latest round of Pope's red-hat handouts

rome – pope francis on sunday announced a consistory in december for the creation of 21 new cardinals from all over the world, representing ...
Elise Allen

Franken v Francis: protests planned in Rome after Pope rules out women deacons

rome – referring to the handling of questions about the role of women in the church at the current synod of bishops on synodality as “catast...
Elise Allen

Conservative or liberal, right or left? Speaking Catholic with Pope Francis

rome – a few days ago, pope francis said something which, ironically, his most ferocious critics on the far catholic right likely would be t...
John L Allen

Randazzo from the Synod: "niche issues" like women's ordination are a Western obsession

rome – participants in this month’s synod of bishops on synodality, who were chosen by the vatican to take part in a news conference friday,...
Elise Allen

Belgium summons papal nuncio to complain of Pope's 'unacceptable' remarks about abortion

rome – belgium’s prime minister has announced that he will summon the vatican’s ambassador to protest remarks on abortion by pope francis at...
The Catholic Herald

The curious linguistic dynamics of the nascent synodal Church

the synodal church 2.0 is under way. it is a process of ecclesial discovery that will be held in secret sessions. the secrecy has only serve...
Gavin Ashenden

Diary by Sir Edward Leigh: Life in UK Parliament as a traditional Catholic

nothing concentrates the mind like the prospect of a hanging, as that good tory, doctor johnson, put it. one of the healthiest aspects of br...
Sir Edward Leigh