Vatican News

When anti-Catholicism inspired riots

historians, including some of the good ones, have often proffered sweeping generalisations about american anti-catholicism. you’ll read abou...
Jonathan Wright

Did the creators of the Novus Ordo go too far?

to my delight and edification, i discovered that in the extraordinary form the mass of candlemas uses the preface of the nativity. a contemp...
Fr Dominic Allain

Why Anglo-Catholicism appeals to millennials

"twentysomethings are flocking to anglo-catholic services" shouted a headline in the times above an article featuring my church, st bartholo...
Marcus Walker

The Pope's Abu Dhabi trip has vindicated Benedict XVI's Regensburg lecture

pope francis made history this week when he became the first catholic pontiff to visit the united arab emirates – which is to say, the arabi...
Sohrab Ahmari

Courage and diplomacy in the UAE

it’s only because conditions elsewhere in the muslim world are so much worse that the united arab emirates appears to be a land of “toleranc...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Latin is the true language of love

since next week we mark the feast of st valentine – a priest and physician in rome whose cult came to be associated with love because of the...
Mary Kenny

Evangelisation is a tightrope - but Our Lady can help us find our balance

mary, star of evangelization: tilling the soil and sowing the seed by jacob phillips paulist press, 192pp, £24.99/$24.95 pity the catholic e...
Michael Duggan

Prize crossword 0579

cryptic across 5 darling emmy's made up for show (2,3,2,4) 8 one who runs place without a dining facility (6) 9 jehallelel's issue when a ba...
Alun Evans

Pope meant 'manipulation' when he spoke of 'sexual slavery' of women religious, Vatican says

the vatican clarified wednesday pope francis’ comments on the sexual abuse of women religious made during his in-flight press conference ret...
Catholic News Agency

St Paul VI’s feast to be celebrated on May 29

the vatican announced wednesday that pope st paul vi’s feast day will be celebrated annually on may 29 as an optional memorial. “before and ...
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