SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
March 27, 2020
As rain beat down and darkness fell, Christ’s Vicar blessed the world
March 27, 2020
A deserted St Peter's Square was the setting for a remarkable prayer service
Diocese permits nurses to anoint during sacrament of the sick
March 27, 2020
The Diocese of Springfield permitted a nurse, rather than a priest, to conduct the physical anointing
Dioceses permit meat on Lent Fridays due to coronavirus
March 27, 2020
The dioceses said Catholics who may find it difficult to obtain other foods are permitted to eat meat on the last two Fridays of Lent
IN FULL: Pope Francis’s homily at the extraordinary Urbi et Orbi
March 27, 2020
“When evening had come” (Mk 4:35). The Gospel passage we have just heard begins like this.
Pope Francis to give extraordinary benediction urbi et orbi
March 27, 2020
Pope Francis invites the world's faithful to pray with him for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, and receive the benediction urbi et orbi.
Pope Francis will offer Easter liturgies in St Peter’s Basilica and with no public
March 27, 2020
All ceremonies will take place inside St Peter’s Basilica and without the presence of the public
Pandemic casts spotlight on a nearly forgotten martyr: St Corona
March 27, 2020
Over the centuries, people have often prayed to St Corona while seeking her help in times of trouble
Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/03/20
March 27, 2020
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
The female saints who confound feminist prejudices
March 27, 2020
Recently I got drawn into a Facebook discussion about how downtrodden women have been throughout the ages – always at the hands of the “male patriarchy”. There was much feminist fervour of a knee-jerk kind. When I mentioned that the Jews of the Old Testament, the original “patriarchs”, also included strong women throughout their history,
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