The precedent set by recent church service bans has already begun to signal its totalitarian potential.

Archbishop Stack and pilgrims carried statues of Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd to the site of their execution - then called the Gallows Field - at that time situated outside the Cardiff walls.

Belgium’s Catholic bishops called Tuesday for dialogue with the government after it decreed that public Masses would remain suspended until Jan. 15, 2021. Following a ministerial decree Nov. 29, the country’s approximately 6.5 million Catholics will be obliged to celebrate Christmas at home. In a Dec. 1 press statement, the bishops acknowledged the need for

Father George Rutler, pastor of the Church of St. Michael in Manhattan, on Nov. 20 voluntarily stepped aside from his pastoral duties, while prosecutors are investigating the allegations, the Archdiocese of New York told CNA.

The 62-year-old Bishop Fisher succeeds Bishop Richard J. Malone, who resigned late last year after more than 18 months of intense public scrutiny.

It looks increasingly as though Vindolanda was the centre of intense Christian activity in the 5th century.

At the funeral, Lewis’ body was presented sitting in a chair while wearing a suit and sunglasses.