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Bishops scrap final Covid restrictions by restoring 'Sunday obligation' to attend Mass from Pentecost

the obligation for catholics to attend mass on sunday and holy days is to be re-introduced in england and wales from pentecost. the decision...

U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion ruling

the u.s. supreme court will vote to overturn roe v. wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to draft opinion c...

Britten's "Peter Grimes" is a tale for our times

covent garden’s powerful production of "peter g rimes" pulls no punches, writes michael white the seaside town of aldeburgh, in suffolk, has...

Pivot to summer

so much of the life of any garden depends on what happens in the sky above it and spring is when it matters most. the manner in which the at...

Wood engravings revisited

pen worn, hand weary and eye dimmed from transcribing text after text for the continental book market, the adoption of the new process of bo...

Sustenance for mind and body

when i was at school, the announcement of the annual lenten retreat was awaited with some pleasure. it was a one-day event, held at various ...

Pope names new Archbishop of Paris

pope francis has named archbishop laurent ulrich as the new catholic archbishop of paris. ulrich, the archbishop of lille, northern france, ...

Internal bleeding from severe shoulder injury caused death of Jesus Christ, says doctor-turned-priest

jesus died from a heart attack brought on by fatal internal bleeding from a ruptured artery in his shoulder, a doctor-turned-priest has said...

Police to allow priests access to crime scenes following outcry over Sir David Amess murder

revised national guidelines for the college of policing will allow for sacramental access at crime scenes where operationally possible follo...

Easter Issue – Ukraine's Calvary

leaders pray for peace in ukraine how one book changed perceptions of the reformation in england celebrating the truth of christianity at ea...

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