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June 03, 2020
German bishop calls for Rome synod to discuss German synod
June 03, 2020
The president of the German bishops' conference has called for a synod in Rome that would discuss resolutions of the German "synodal process" at the level of the universal Church
Vatican Museums offer free entry to Italian medical workers
June 03, 2020
The Vatican Museums are offering free entry to medical workers in appreciation for their work on the front line of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak
US cities should hold prayer events to promote healing, says cardinal
June 03, 2020
"The one thing that can help George at this moment is prayer," Cardinal Peter Turkson said
After abducting parish priest in Niger, jihadists return to remove cross
June 03, 2020
A prominent cross was removed from a parish last month in Niger, West Africa, two years after the priest there was abducted by jihadists. The large iron cross was erected high on a hill in 1995, two miles from the village of Bomoanga, in the west of Niger. It had become an important symbol of
Catholic bishops weigh in on Trump’s visit to John Paul II Shrine
June 03, 2020
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Washington, alongside First Lady Melania Trump. The visit to the shrine took place less than 24 hours after Trump had been criticised by the Episcopal bishop of Washington for posing unannounced with a bible outside the historic St John’s Church opposite
Assembly rejects ‘imposition’ of abortion regulations on Northern Ireland
June 03, 2020
The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in favour of a motion rejecting the “imposition” of abortion legislation by Westminster
Pope Francis prays for the soul of George Floyd and for peace and justice in US
June 03, 2020
Pope Francis has said that he is praying for the soul of George Floyd and all victims of racism, adding that nothing is gained by violence
El Paso bishop kneels to pray at George Floyd protest
June 03, 2020
Seitz, along with a group of priests of his diocese, knelt for nine minutes of silent prayer. The bishop held a sign reading “Black Lives Matter”
Galleries are putting their finest paintings online. Here are my top picks
June 03, 2020
Caravaggio, Doubting Thomas, 1601. Potsdam Bildergalerie This is the most disconcertingly carnal take on the encounter in the Gospel of John between Christ and St Thomas, who had declared that unless he had seen the marks in Christ’s side and hands, he would not believe he had risen. Here, with Caravaggio’s characteristic theatricality, Christ’s hand
A novel that listens closely to 17th-century Stratford
June 03, 2020
Hamnet By Maggie O’Farrell, Tinder Press, 384PP, £20/$26.95 In 1596, an 11-year-old boy died of the plague in Stratford-Upon-Avon. We know his name, we know who his parents and who his siblings were, but otherwise there is very little known about him. We don’t need to know much, after all. Maggie O’Farrell has taken the
Catholic parish offers sanctuary amid Minneapolis riots
June 03, 2020
St Albert the Great Parish sheltered 34 local residents as riots destroyed surrounding businesses and damaged homes
Black Catholics urge prayer, change after Floyd killing and riots
June 03, 2020
The killing of George Floyd and the protests it has sparked represent a defining moment for the Catholic Church, according to Black Catholics throughout the Philadelphia Archdiocese
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