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November 21, 2023

The Medieval Catholic churches of England

November 21, 2023

A look at some of the few English medieval buildings currently used for worship by the Catholic Church. On the Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in 1559, celebration of the Mass was banned throughout England by Elizabeth I and her Protestant government. The medieval parish churches of England perforce became Anglican. It

Beijing bishop stresses ‘Sinicization’ of faith in visit to Hong Kong

November 21, 2023

DENVER – During a recent visit to Hong Kong, Beijing Archbishop Li Shan stressed the need to more closely combine the Catholic faith and Chinese culture, saying the Church ought to pursue evangelisation efforts in the spirit of “Sinicization”. In opening remarks for a theological conference in Hong Kong titled, “The Synodal Church and the

ACN’s #RedWednesday: finally, a cause I can get behind

November 21, 2023

“Last year on the feast of Pentecost in a diocese in Africa, Islamists burst into Sunday Mass and slaughtered more than 40 men women and children. After this atrocity, the president of Ireland, Michael Higgins, wrote a letter of condolence in which he blamed ‘global warming’,” said Fr Benedict Kiely in a must-watch interview with

Uncharted territory for Church as Francis’s home country elects ‘anti-Pope’ president

November 21, 2023

DENVER – When you’re talking about the Catholic Church, you need to be awfully careful about using the word “unprecedented” to describe any new development. This is an institution with more than 2,000 years of history, which has seen just about every vicissitude imaginable, and its opposite, over that span. As the late Cardinal Francis

Catholics must not be afraid to speak out against the Pill

November 21, 2023

As of next month women will be able to get the contraceptive pill for free from pharmacies in England without a GP’s approval. The Health and Social Care Secretary, Victoria Atkins, claims that this change will mean “more options for women when making a choice about their preferred contraception”, as well as help free up ever scarce GP