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Dickens has been proved wrong about the festive season
January 01, 2022
Nick Thomas
A Christmas Carol rightly attacked the materialism of old Ebenezer Scrooge, but now materialism is all that counts at New Year
Canonists cast doubt on the force of Responsa ad dubia on the Traditional Latin Mass
December 23, 2021
Joseph Shaw
On Saturday 18th December a document was published by the Congregation for Divine Worship tightening up restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass: Responsa ad dubia. This is a clarification of Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes, answering questions (‘dubia’) sent to the Congregation by bishops. Since then canonists all over the Catholic world have been
Cancelling Christmas would patronise minorities, not empower them
December 16, 2021
Andrew Tettenborn
The European Commission's attempt to cancel Christmas in the name of inclusivity betrays its condescending attitude towards religious minorities
The ‘right to sex’ was a step too far for the Supreme Court, but they still have questions to answer
November 29, 2021
Andrew Tettenborn
In our pursuit of autonomy, we have divorced ourselves from moral agency, says Andrew Tettenborn
The European Union’s attack on conscience
November 11, 2021
Andrew Tettenborn
As its row with Poland intensifies, the EU has passed an abortion resolution that betrays an alarming strain of anti-religious feeling
The Pope missed a golden opportunity at his meeting with Joe Biden
October 30, 2021
Ken Craycraft
Pope Francis failed to show any pastoral responsibility at his meeting with the US President
Sayonara to the suit
September 14, 2021
Nick Thomas
Has the pandemic got the better of the business two-piece?
Squabbling over the Old Rite
August 29, 2021
Niall Gooch
The internal debate about the Latin Mass has little effect on the Church’s outreach and is unlikely to reverse the decline of Catholicism in the West
Suppression of the Traditional Rite
August 26, 2021
Jaspreet Singh Boparai
With the clergy seemingly intent on blotting out tradition, the Church finds itself engaged in another unedifying culture war
Kneel before God, not the NHS
August 20, 2021
Gavin Ashenden
Former Anglican priest Gavin Ashenden is disappointed by the promotion of secular worship by the Church of England
The Vatican’s trials: Pell’s Redemption
August 04, 2021
Melanie McDonagh
Melanie McDonagh on how the Vatican Trial of the century highlights the injustice to Cardinal Pell
Threats to the Extraordinary Form
August 01, 2021
The Catholic Herald
Pope Benedict lived up to his title of pontifex, or bridge-builder, when he allowed the wider use of the Tridentine rite – more properly the Extraordinary Form of the Mass – in the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum of 2007. There has been 13 years for this concession to advance its stated aim: to foster reconciliation
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