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June 15, 2023

The dangers of worshipping the ‘Pride’ flag

June 15, 2023

Outside sporting occasions, the sudden emergence of flags is seldom a good sign. It’s usually an early warning sign of a power grab. It spells trouble. Of all the Catholic martyrs, 85-year-old Polycarp heads my list of inspirational heroes of the faith. In refusing to burn a pinch of incense to the deity of the

Rupnik dismissed from Jesuits

June 15, 2023

The priest and artist Father Marko Rupnik, accused of the physical and psychological abuse of numerous religious sisters, was dismissed from the Jesuits this month, according to the religious order. The Society of Jesus said in a June 15 statement Rupnik was expelled due to his “stubborn refusal to observe the vow of obedience”. Rupnik had been

First Welsh former Anglican bishop joins Ordinariate

June 15, 2023

A Welsh former Anglican bishop has announced his decision to be received into the Catholic Church. The Rt Rev. Richard Pain, who retired as Bishop of Monmouth in 2019, will become the sixth Anglican bishop in the UK to cross the Tiber in the last four years, but the first from Wales. He will be