SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
December 01, 2020
In focus: Liturgy and safety
December 01, 2020
The precedent set by recent church service bans has already begun to signal its totalitarian potential.
Cardiff marks the anniversary of the Forty Martyrs’ canonisation
December 01, 2020
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.
Masses cancelled until January for Belgian Catholics
December 01, 2020
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 accused of sexual assault, denies allegation
December 01, 2020
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.
Pope Francis entrusts Bishop Michael W. Fisher with troubled see of Buffalo, NY
December 01, 2020
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.
Christianity on Hadrian’s Wall
December 01, 2020
It looks increasingly as though Vindolanda was the centre of intense Christian activity in the 5th century.
Extreme Embalming in Trinidad doesn’t sit well with Church
December 01, 2020
At the funeral, Lewis’ body was presented sitting in a chair while wearing a suit and sunglasses.
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