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Thomas Colsy

April 04, 2024
What’s really behind the “migrant crisis”? Is it even a “crisis” anymore or has a normality been begrudgingly accepted that the borders of the ancient nations of Europe are now completely porous to the multitudes, which invariably includes criminals, terrorists and persons with no intention of assimilating to the religious or cultural landscape in which
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
March 29, 2024
An internationally bestselling author and celebrity historian has revealed he was mysteriously cured of cancer after a desperate prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Tom Holland is the author of the histories Millennium and Dominion and with Dominic Sandbrook is co-host of The Rest is History podcast, one of the most-listened to podcasts in the
March 27, 2024
The number of adults being baptised in France in 2024 has significantly increased over previous years. The bishops’ conference of France has released a report showing that this year 7,135 adults will receive the sacrament of baptism at the Easter Vigil. This is a substantial 32 per cent increase on 2023 when 5,463 adults were
March 21, 2024
The new “Mass of the Ages” film released on YouTube on 19 March – and the third in a trilogy about the Latin Mass – is the most moving yet. “We want to bring back the human, the true, the real,” says the mother of a French priest. “For everything in life…when we deal with
March 13, 2024
It has been announced that so-called “gender identity clinics” run by NHS England will no longer be permitted to prescribe the drugs known as “puberty blockers”. An interim report from within a wider review into gender identity services in England, which is due to be published in the next few weeks, raised concerns surrounding the
March 04, 2024
Pope Francis has held a meeting with leading representatives of the largest grouping of traditionalist priests in the Catholic Church during which he reaffirmed his support for their charism. Speaking on behalf of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP), Fr Andrzej Komorowski, Abbé Benoît Paul-Joseph, and Abbé Vincent Ribeton were received by the Pope
February 28, 2024
The liturgical celebrations of the Easter Triduum – spanning Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday – according to the ancient (Traditional Latin) rite will not take place in the Diocese of Westminster this year. The changes follows the decision of Cardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of the diocese, and the head of Catholics in England and Wales,
February 15, 2024
A collective letter entitled “Filial Appeal” has gained the signatures of around 90 prominent clergymen, intellectuals and authors around the world and has been submitted to the Vatican requesting the retraction of Fiducia Supplicans and its direction on the blessings of same-sex couples. The letter, originally published on 2 February 2024, addresses senior prelates around
February 01, 2024
In an unprecedented move, the bishops of England and Wales have cancelled the ordination of the Bishop-elect of Plymouth just weeks before his installation Mass. Canon Christopher Whitehead, a priest of the Diocese of Clifton, has also been suspended from active ministry while “a canonical process is under way”. The bishops’ conference refused to give
January 25, 2024
The diocese under the tenure of the president of the German bishops’ conference and its Synodaler Weg – German Synodal Way – has ordained no priests in an annual period for the first time since its creation in 1821. The Diocese of Limburg in western Germany, which is led by Bishop Georg Bätzing, in 2023
January 24, 2024
The Michaela Community School in Wembley, North London is, by many metrics, a success story. But right now the school and its erudite headteacher, Katherine Birbalsingh, are facing renewed criticism, intimidation and legal challenge after a conflict with pupils over group prayer “rituals” at break time. The Catholic onlooker at this drama is left in
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