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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
Ecuador renews its standing as world’s first country consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
April 02, 2024
Ecuador has renewed its historic consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, first carried out 150 years ago. Archbishop Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus of Quito offered a solemn Mass at the start of Holy Week in the Basilica of the National Vow in the Ecuadorian capital, where the original painting showing the consecration of Ecuador
Letters: A morally tough choice for US Catholics (Biden v. Trump) doesn’t excuse them from need to vote in election
April 02, 2024
The common good  Sir – We live in difficult times, and it is very hard to discern and make wise political decisions. I deeply disagree with Ken Craycraft’s suggestion (March 2024) that Catholics should consider not voting for either candidate in the forthcoming US presidential election. Dr Craycraft is right that it is a good
Pope Francis reveals he was used in ‘manoeuvre’ during 2005 conclave to prevent Benedict’s election
April 02, 2024
ROME – Pope Francis has said that he was used in an “manoeuvre” to block the election of the future Benedict XVI during the 2005 conclave, but that he resisted the move and voted for Benedict himself. The revelation comes in a new book about Pope Francis’ relationship with his predecessor, “It was a complete
Confronting death and resurrection: emerging Dantesque poet is ‘a light in the darkness’ of ‘secular, locked-down’ modernity
April 02, 2024
The emergence of the London-based poet Ned Denny has been a light in the darkness of the last four years, during which worldwide circumstances have changed to alarming effect. In 2019, his Unearthly Toys won the Seamus Heaney Prize for a first collection. He followed it with a version of Dante’s Commedia, recasting the original
The spiritual makings of a leader: ‘masterful’ new Ronald Reagan biography
April 01, 2024
The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink William Inboden Dutton, £31.99, 622 pages On a visit years back to the Ronald Reagan Library in California, thanks to the entrée of a friend who worked there, I had access to some of the archives usually closed to visitors. He showed
How prayer helps us ‘gain a new horizon’ and better understanding of Easter mystery
April 01, 2024
As we see the Lord Jesus in prayer, there are certain practical pointers we can learn from him, even while there is a mystery at play. In his prayer, the Lord’s divine and human nature are expressed and we can learn from him in both these ways. As we seek to pray, we have no
England’s ‘Christian inheritance’ at stake in UK General Election
April 01, 2024
Easter has arrived early in a year when a General Election is anticipated. “To elect” means to choose. This Easter holiday celebrates the greatest and most enduring choice our country ever made, in embracing Christianity more than a millennium ago. It was a choice made not merely by the leaders of society but personally –
One fallen king, one risen king: Braving the weather to find Arthur and early Christianity along Hadrian’s Wall
April 01, 2024
It was January, and I needed to get out of the house; away from emails and the effects of a seemingly never-ending Christmastide. The punitive bell of Lent was still months away. When my wife said “I’ve never seen you look so unwell,” it was time to act.  I texted an old pal: “My 19-stone
Critics who paint the Pope as a ‘meek’ peacenik over Ukraine fail to see how victory can lie in unexpected places  
April 01, 2024
If this Easter we celebrate Christ’s victory over Death through His Resurrection, we must do so knowing our thanksgivings occur amid a world mired in intractable conflict once again, including on the edges of Europe and in the Holy Land. Pope Francis has attempted to address this and the subsequent slaughter and countless deaths of
‘Come and have breakfast’: Unravelling the mystery of food in Jesus’ life
April 01, 2024
I wrote in this column a couple of years ago that “there is something odd about Christ’s risen body”, which I suppose is fairly obvious. But I meant something more than the fact that it was risen, whereas most dead bodies stay dead. I was writing then about the fact that Christ’s body is simultaneously
The resurrection of the English vineyard: Encountering the mysticism of wine in a glass of sparkling white
March 31, 2024
It seems fitting that during Easter tide we should take the opportunity to consider and celebrate the resurrection of English winemaking. While grapes have been cultivated in parts of the British Isles since Roman times – the medieval Domesday book records at least 40 vineyards, and once upon a time both Westminster and Holborn were
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