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July 31, 2020

Compulsory face coverings in church from 8 August

July 31, 2020

Face coverings will be compulsory in places of worship in England from August 8, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.

Report finds hate crimes rising against Indian Christians despite lockdown

July 31, 2020

Hate crimes against Christians in India increased by 40% in the first half of 2020 despite a three-month nationwide lockdown, according to a new report.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of former nuncio to Chile

July 31, 2020

Pinto, 68, resigned in April 2019 as nuncio to Croatia, a post he had held for just a year and nine months. His reasons for resigning were unclear, though local media speculated it was for health reasons.

English Catholic bishops: Church backs vaccination to protect the most vulnerable

July 31, 2020

The Catholic Church supports vaccination because it helps to protect society’s most vulnerable people, bishops in England have said

Spotlight needed on abuse in women’s orders, says Jesuit journal

July 31, 2020

An abusive leader may see her position as coming with "exclusive privileges," such as getting the best medical care, while the other members are not allowed to see an eye doctor or dentist because "we have to save money."

Physician assisted suicides double in Canada

July 31, 2020

More than a third of those who opted for “medical assistance in dying” cited concerns of being a burden to family or carers.

Syrian government to build replica of Hagia Sophia

July 31, 2020

The government of Syria plans to build a replica of Hagia Sophia, with support from Russia, as a protest against Turkey’s decision to turn the famous former Byzantine cathedral back into a mosque.

The feeding of the multitude teaches us to bring our own deepest hungers to the Lord

July 31, 2020

Eighteenth Sunday of the Year Isaiah 55: 1-3; Romans 8: 35 & 37-39; Matthew 14: 13-21 “When evening came, the disciples went to Jesus and said, ‘this is a lonely place, and the time has slipped by; so send the people away, and they can go to the villages to buy themselves some food.’ Jesus replied, ‘There

‘Delicious English food isn’t a contradiction’: On pilgrimage with Leanda de Lisle

July 31, 2020

You’re planning a pilgrimage route. Which part of the world would you like to walk in? I’d really like to cycle – rather than walk – and to go on a long route. Starting in Paris, then on to France, Holland and then back to Yorkshire, following the life of Queen Henrietta Maria. I am

John McEntee: A portrait of my mother’s remarkable faith

July 31, 2020

My mother Julia died five years ago on Prince Philip’s birthday, June 10. It was appropriate. She shared a birthday with Queen Elizabeth and frequently prayed for the English monarch. Prayer was a central part of her long life. Coming from a farming background in County Cavan, there was no higher aspiration than to have

From Agnostic to Baptist to Catholic

July 31, 2020

Every story of conversion is of interest as each convert has their own unique experience of faith to relate. Nonetheless, Ian Murphy’s Dying to Live (Ignatius Press), with its subtitle, “From Agnostic to Baptist to Catholic”, has a particular readability. This comes from his roller-coaster description of the spectacular nudges of grace he receives and

An interview with Christina Chase

July 31, 2020

Having blogged about It’s Good to be Here (Sophia Press), the reflections of Christina Chase, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA type II), I decided to follow it up by contacting the author to learn more about her life and faith. I tell her that what caught my attention was the epigraph at