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SB8: President Biden defends abortion
September 03, 2021
The second Catholic president of the United States has spoken in defence of barbaric abortion
St George: The soldier-saint of which little is known for sure
April 23, 2021
St George (April 23) is patron saint not only of England, but also Russia, Palestine, Greece and Catalonia
‘The monastic ethos was very positive’: Former Downside students comment as monks depart
September 05, 2020
Former Downside students have expressed their sadness after it was announced that the monks are to leave their historic abbey.
World News: from El Salvador to Accra
February 13, 2020
La Crosse, Wisconsin Franciscan Sisters stop Perpetual Adoration A religious institute which has practised round-the-clock Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will reduce its adoration from 24 hours to 16. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse were founded in 1878, and had continued the practice ever since. But the order’s president, Sister Eileen
Meanwhile: Why an Argentine region is building 400 grottos
February 13, 2020
Argentina is celebrating a National Marian Year – and one diocese has come up with a distinctive way to honour Our Lady. Parishioners at Our Lady of the Rosary in Hualfín, in the north-west of the country, suggested building 400 Marian grottos, since it is the 400th anniversary of the devotion to Our Lady of
Best of the web: Little Women’s lacuna, misquoting St Basil, silent suffering
February 13, 2020
Something missing from Little Women Little Women was one of last year’s most acclaimed films. But, wrote Charlotte Allen in the Wall Street Journal, the film misses one of the key themes of Louisa May Alcott’s original novel: namely, religion. The novel was a spiritual journey in which each of the March sisters struggles with
The week ahead: Requiem for Colin Mawby, Texan widows, DIY retreat
February 13, 2020
On Saturday February 15, a Requiem Mass for the composer and choral conductor Colin Mawby will take place at St Mary Moorfields, London. Some of Mawby’s own settings will be sung at the Mass, which begins at 11am and will be said by Mgr Gordon Read, national chaplain of the Latin Mass Society – of
Overlooked: Portuguese diocese introduces Communion for remarried
February 13, 2020
What happened? The Diocese of Leiria-Fatima, Portugal, has introduced Communion for the remarried, but has not explained how it can be reconciled with Church teaching. Cardinal Antonio Marto announced last month that the diocese had helped two couples and a woman, all living in new unions, to “discern” that they should receive the Eucharist. Why
The big story: Gänswein sidelined ‘after celibacy row’
February 13, 2020
What happened? A senior papal aide has been sidelined amid ongoing controversy about priestly celibacy. Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who has served as prefect of the pontifical household during the papacies of both Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, has reportedly been asked to step back from some of his duties. Although no reason has been given
Big story: Cardinal meets Benedict amid book confusion
January 23, 2020
What happened? Cardinal Robert Sarah has rejected claims that he misrepresented Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying that there is “no misunderstanding” between them. Last week, Ignatius Press published a book in which both Cardinal Sarah and Benedict defended the institution of clerical celibacy. The cardinal and the Pope Emeritus were originally listed as co-authors, but after
Overlooked: Chinese authorities make bishop homeless
January 23, 2020
What happened? A bishop who has refused to join the state-run Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA) has been made homeless after being evicted by the local authorities. Bishop Vincenzo Guo Xijin, former the Bishop of Mindong, was told to leave along with the priests who work for him. Electricity and water was cut off to the
Week ahead: Homelessness, John Bosco and Irish music
January 23, 2020
Tonight sees the launch of Catholic Theological Ethics and Street Homelessness by Rosanne Haggerty, described as the first book to look at “street homelessness as an area of development for Catholic Social Teaching”. It starts at 6pm at the University of Notre Dame, London: see eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-street-homelessness-catholic-theological-ethics-tickets-84588260765 *** The feast of St John Bosco (right) falls
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