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Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday to be offered up for a ‘hurting world’
April 04, 2024
The Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday is occurring this weekend on 7 April.  Celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday focuses on the gift of mercy and love given through Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. “Our goal [is] to show to the contemporary lost man the richness of God’s Mercy, from the
Children at Mass: Why are some people so intolerant?
April 04, 2024
I have just stomped in from an otherwise lovely day celebrating our eldest child reaching double figures. Children being rather more sophisticated today than they were in the 1980s – when the local Happy Eater represented the acme of fine dining for a 10-year-old – my son had requested lunch at our provincial branch of
Italy’s radical Islam problem highlighted in undercover documentary
April 04, 2024
A recent undercover investigation by an Italian news program has cast a troubling light on problems being caused by radical Islam in Italy, and which are gradually changing the fabric of society in a country that used to be a bastion of Catholicism in Europe. Aired by the Italian news programme Fuori dal Coro (Outside the Chorus)
Catholicism has a much-needed place in Public Office – but we need to articulate it better
April 04, 2024
We talk easily about faith and public service: education, medicine, law and order. Few Catholics would abstain from voting. And yet we have a reticence when it comes to talking about faith and public office.  Electoral politics is tough and messy. It has an adversarial nature, like our judicial system or broadcast media. It is
‘The Silencing of Democracy in Nicaragua’: UK Parliament releases findings on scale of oppression by Ortega regime 
April 04, 2024
The UK Parliament has released the findings of a report into the oppression of religious leaders, media and political opposition in Nicaragua.  “The Silencing of Democracy in Nicaragua” was launched under the auspices of three All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), to consider the situation in Nicaragua and the ever-growing targeting of anyone critical of the Nicaraguan government.
Where is the outcry from British Churches on ‘nightmarish’ nature of Scotland’s new ‘thought crime’ law?
April 03, 2024
Not so very long ago, there was a simpler time when discussion about JK Rowling in Catholic circles was generally limited to a discussion between diocesan exorcists and fans of the Harry Potter books. Back then, the diocesan exorcists warned Catholic parents against allowing their children to read Harry Potter (or reading the books themselves)
Michigan becomes last US state to endorse paid surrogacy as bishops warn of ‘unregulated industry’ that preys on ‘vulnerable’ women 
April 03, 2024
NEW YORK – Catholic bishops in Michigan are warning that a newly enacted package of bills that decriminalises paid surrogacy contracts has ignored multiple concerns about the practice, including protecting women from exploitation and human trafficking. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Michigan Family Protection Act on 1 April. Whitmer touted the package of bills as
‘God has undoubtedly decided to take over’: France’s continuing (and surprising) Catholic shift against secular progressivism
April 03, 2024
This year’s Easter Vigil was the busiest in years in France. Figures released last week by the bishops’ conference of France announced that 7,135 adults would receive the sacrament of baptism at the Easter Vigil. This is a 32 per cent increase on 2023 when 5,463 adults were baptised. This is an encouraging trend that
Pope Francis tries to set record straight on tensions with Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah in new book
April 03, 2024
ROME – Pope Francis has opened up and made further revelations in a new book released today, discussing the relationships and interpersonal dynamics between himself and other key Vatican figures such as Pope Benedict XVI, the former pope’s personal secretary and the influential conservative prelate Cardinal Robert Sarah. Speaking to Spanish Journalist Javier Martinez-Brocal with ABC Español,
Did we just see the budding shoots of a Christian revival this Easter?
April 03, 2024
The Easter edition of the Spectator took a refreshingly upbeat stance on the State of Christendom, with Justin Brierley setting out his argument that we are seeing a Christian revival in England. Drawing on the much-reported religious experience of historian Tom Holland, he said that he could “see signs that he [God] is moving in
Westminster Cathedral forced to turn people away due to unprecedented numbers attending Easter Triduum
April 02, 2024
Staff at Westminster Cathedral were compelled to turn away people hoping to attend Mass due to reaching full capacity over the Easter weekend. Westminster Cathedral, which is the mother church of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and has a capacity of 3,000 people, was unable to let any more people in for its
Sacramento latest diocese to file for bankruptcy due to abuse compensation after California changes statute of limitations
April 02, 2024
NEW YORK – Facing more than 250 lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of minors by clergy and other employees since the 1950s, the Diocese of Sacramento, California, has filed for bankruptcy as a means to provide compensation to victims of the abuse. The diocese announced the filing on 1 April, about four months after Bishop
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