World News: from El Salvador to Accra
February 13, 2020
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La Crosse, Wisconsin Franciscan Sisters stop Perpetual Adoration A religious institute which has practised round-the-clock Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Meanwhile: Why an Argentine region is building 400 grottos
February 13, 2020
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Argentina is celebrating a National Marian Year – and one diocese has come up with a distinctive way to honour
Best of the web: Little Women’s lacuna, misquoting St Basil, silent suffering
February 13, 2020
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Something missing from Little Women Little Women was one of last year’s most acclaimed films. But, wrote Charlotte Allen in
The week ahead: Requiem for Colin Mawby, Texan widows, DIY retreat
February 13, 2020
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On Saturday February 15, a Requiem Mass for the composer and choral conductor Colin Mawby will take place at St
Overlooked: Portuguese diocese introduces Communion for remarried
February 13, 2020
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What happened? The Diocese of Leiria-Fatima, Portugal, has introduced Communion for the remarried, but has not explained how it can
The big story: Gänswein sidelined ‘after celibacy row’
February 13, 2020
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What happened? A senior papal aide has been sidelined amid ongoing controversy about priestly celibacy. Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who has
Big story: Cardinal meets Benedict amid book confusion
January 23, 2020
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What happened? Cardinal Robert Sarah has rejected claims that he misrepresented Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying that there is “no misunderstanding”
World news: from Montréal to Mar del Plata
January 23, 2020
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Montreal Religious curriculum to be removed The government of Quebec is about to eliminate its Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC)
Meanwhile: A Christian revival at Liverpool
January 23, 2020
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Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino has this season cemented his status as one of Premier League’s best strikers. But last week
Week ahead: Homelessness, John Bosco and Irish music
January 23, 2020
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Tonight sees the launch of Catholic Theological Ethics and Street Homelessness by Rosanne Haggerty, described as the first book to
Overlooked: Chinese authorities make bishop homeless
January 23, 2020
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What happened? A bishop who has refused to join the state-run Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA) has been made homeless after
Best of the web: celibacy, Scruton and troubled times
January 23, 2020
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A married priest on clerical celibacy What’s the point of celibacy? At his blog, Fr Dwight Longenecker – a married