Online Masses are hugely popular. That creates new dilemmas
May 15, 2020
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Shrewsbury Cathedral, where I am associate priest, is like many churches presently offering an online live-streaming of the Mass, devotions,
The ‘coughing major’ story was irresistible. But it led to a great injustice
May 15, 2020
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“People believe lies,” Malcolm Muggeridge once wrote, “not because they are plausibly presented but because they want to believe them.”
‘Teachers are feeling more respected’: How lockdown could change education
May 15, 2020
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When schools and nurseries around the country closed in March, many parents felt as if they’d been thrown in at
‘It helped me to draw clear ethical lines’: Interview with a Catholic doctor
May 15, 2020
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Professor Patrick Pullicino has been a doctor almost all of his adult life. He formally retired from the NHS five
Obituary: Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre, Grand Master of great warmth
May 15, 2020
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Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto was elected Grand Master at a time when the Sovereign Order of
Obituary: Bruce Dawe, poet with a moral vision
May 15, 2020
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Bruce Dawe, who has died in Queensland at the age of 90, was one of Australia’s most popular poets. His
How some parishes are slowly bringing back public Masses
May 8, 2020
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Many dioceses in the US are slowly re-opening Masses to the public
For Australia’s Catholics, a resumption of normality might just be on the horizon
May 7, 2020
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Bishops hope that state authorities will permit the reopening of Churches, at least for private prayer and Confession
Our students take prayer seriously. Their reaction to the pandemic shows it
May 6, 2020
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Mostly under their own initiative, they pray the rosary online, attend exposition and Benediction, and engage in lectio divina
Pandemic brings ‘a very different kind of Church’ to London’s homeless
May 5, 2020
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A parish in London’s West End is offering the homeless adoration, access to Sacraments, and the rosary – along with food provided by a five-star restaurant
Abortion bans prompt legal battles amid coronavirus pandemic
May 5, 2020
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Amid national lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, abortion has become a subject of national debate in the US.
The one exception to Ireland’s marriage decline: ‘Spiritualist’ weddings
May 2, 2020
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