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April 07, 2016

Vatican confirms Pope Francis will visit refugees on Greek island

April 07, 2016

Pope Francis and other Christian leaders to meet migrants next Saturday

Catholics and Methodists can teach each other about holiness, says Pope Francis

April 07, 2016

The Pope tells Methodist leaders that there is a 'growing closeness' between the two churches

Apostolic exhortation cannot go against the Catechism, says cardinal

April 07, 2016

Cardinal Brandmüller says admitting remarried Catholics to Holy Communion would 'undermine' the Church

What’s inside this week’s magazine?

April 07, 2016

A sneak preview of this week's Catholic Herald

Extraordinary Form Masses drew ‘record’ numbers over Easter, says Latin Mass Society

April 07, 2016

Attendance was reportedly up by a fifth in key parishes

The only way to defeat terrorism is the Cross

April 07, 2016

The only successful way to combat the resurgence of Islam would be the rediscovery and resurrection of Christianity

Lectio Divina

April 07, 2016

John 21:1-19 1 Simon Peter said to the others, “I am going fishing.” “We will come with you,” they told him. So they went out in a boat, but all that night they did not catch a thing. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael (the one from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee and

Mass readings

April 07, 2016

Ordinary Form Divine Office Week III Sunday, April 10: Third Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32, 40B-41; Ps 30; Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 Monday, April 11: St Stanislaus Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday, April 12: Weekday of Easter Acts 7:51—8:1A; Ps 31; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday, April 13: Weekday of Easter or St Martin I

Pastor Iuventus

April 07, 2016

Never mind what the world calls ‘normal’ Earlier in the week I was able to acknowledge in myself the fact that there is always a rather childlike disappointment in me at the end of the Easter Octave when the Gospels for the day cease to relate the details of the resurrection appearances and return to

Saint of the week: St Benedict Joseph Labre (April 16)

April 07, 2016

A holy beggar In 1784, the London newspapers were buzzing with discussion of a homeless Frenchman who had died the previous year at the age of 35. By most standards he had been a complete failure: having tried and failed several times to join a monastery, he spent his life wandering around Europe from one

Prize crossword 0434

April 07, 2016

Cryptic across 7 Iona’s bid to break into glassy stuff (8) 8 Writing’s on the wall for sub captain in retreat (4) 9 Something that fastens contains polymers primarily (4) 10 Parts of book bloke finds almost pithy (8) 11 Atmospheric arena affected baptiser, lost assuredness in the end (4,3) 12 Love of Marx runs

April 10 to April 16

April 07, 2016

Cardinal Nichols (Westminster) Mon: Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference (day 1), Hinsley Hall Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Leeds, 1.00pm. Tue: Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference (day 2), Hinsley Hall Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Leeds, 1.00pm. Wed: Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference (day 3), Hinsley Hall Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Leeds, 1.00pm. Thu: Launch of the