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Cardinal Gracias steps down as Archbishop of Bombay

mumbai, india – india’s most prominent cardinal is standing down as archbishop of bombay, have reached the ago of 80 last december. cardinal...
Nirmala Carvalho

‘To send out the oppressed in freedom’

in sunday’s gospel, as jesus reads from the scroll of isaiah (61:1-2) in his hometown synagogue, he strikingly adds a verse (58:6) from an e...
Fr David Howell

How the internet is saving the Catholic Church from self-destruction

one of the most extraordinary phenoma of the last ten years has been the explosive growth of catholic spirituality on the internet in the fo...
Gavin Ashenden

Trump criticises sermon from Washington bishop for lacklustre content

president donald trump has criticised the sermon given by the episcopal bishop who presided over a post-inauguration interfaith prayer servi...
The Catholic Herald

Arrests at churches possible if Trump reverses ICE policy on 'sensitive locations'

a federal policy preventing us immigration and customs enforcement (ice) agents from making arrests at places deemed as sensitive locations,...
Crux Staff

EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Robert Sarah on beauty and the mission of the priest

on january 15, as part of the third international catholic clergy conference held in rome, his eminence cardinal robert sarah delivered an a...
The Catholic Herald

The Pope is wrong to deride lace and frills — it’s important to dress well for Mass

pope francis is well known for shunning the glitz and the glam that goes with the office of pope. but, in case there was any doubt, he doubl...
Portia Berry-Kilby

Poster of play in Peru with Catholic-based symbols sparks controversy

a poster for a theater play presented by students of a catholic university in lima, combining religious symbols with the image of a man wear...
EduardoCamposLima

Sister Clare Crockett's path to sainthood begins

the official start of sister clare crockett’s candidacy for sainthood was marked by a ceremony held on 12 january in the catedral magistral ...
The Catholic Herald

Baptism of the Lord: the Holy Trinity longs to cleanse us spiritually through mercy

"when jesus also had been baptised and was praying, the heavens were opened, and the holy spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dov...
Fr David Howell