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The Week in Review: Violence in Taybeh, record-breaking statue, ‘Baby Gabriel’ updates and St Bernadette on tour
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (1023+ words) blessing of the towering structure was attended in the front row by former Polish President Lech Wałęsa, who...
The Week Ahead: Assisted suicide vote, Pope Leo XIV’s Genazzano visit and 9/11 anniversary
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (558+ words) This week will see Pope Leo XIV will visit the shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, while MPs prepare to vote on assisted suicide and Illinois prepares to introduce the practice. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued…...
The Week in Review: ‘Pope Hats,' Ann Widdecombe remembered, Biden cancer update, bishop appears in court
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (797+ words) This week’s Catholic news included the funeral of Ann Widdecombe, developments in the case of Bishop David Oakley and the birth of Gabriel in Texas A “woman of profound faith” was laid to rest on Wednesday. Close friends and family…...
In praise of the Latin Mass Society
4+ week, 1+ day ago (190+ words) There’s a moment on the Latin Mass Society’s annual pilgrimage to Walsingham when the comparison with Chartres breaks down completely. You’ve spent the day walking the English countryside, chanting the rosary, singing hymns, gradually acquiring blisters, until somebody announces there’s…...
Lebanon, liturgy and the SSPX occupy Leo XIV’s August agenda
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (290+ words) The Vatican continues to enjoy its slightly reduced August pace, and though Leo XIV’s August 22 visit to San Marino and Rimini is likely to attract most headlines, other entries on his calendar this week were of greater weight. Assumption-tide has…...
How business owners can rebuild communities
3+ week, 2+ day ago (550+ words) Last week I read an incredible Substack article titled “We Must Build”. The underlying point of it was that Catholics used to live in physically proximate communities. They lived, worked and worshipped together in the same area. And this de…...
In Pictures: Thousands pack Westminster Cathedral for Mass for Life
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (144+ words) The Catholic Herald In Pictures: Thousands pack Westminster Cathedral for Mass for Life Thousands of pro-lifers filled Westminster Cathedral for the Mass for Life, attended by a record 15 Catholic bishops ahead of the annual March for Life UK. The gathering…...
The punks are back (and they're Catholic)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (190+ words) In 1976, the punk phenomenon swept through the streets of Britain. They were noisy, they looked different and their sweary, anarchistic language shocked the grown-ups. A loud and visible “up yours” to the prevailing culture that left the post-war generation shocked…...
At Rimini, Leo calls for peace, unity and freedom from ‘business of death’
2+ week, 5+ day ago (637+ words) Pope Leo sought to deliver a message of “peace”, “unity” and “love” in Rimini this weekend, as he attended the annual meeting for “Friendship among peoples” organised by the Communion and Liberation organisation. It was a highly anticipated papal visit…...
The Week Ahead: Assisted suicide votes, Ukraine diplomacy and the Lindsay Clancy verdict
1+ week, 5+ day ago (383+ words) The coming week will see developments on assisted suicide in Britain and Illinois, the aftermath of Archbishop Gallagher’s Moscow visit and the expected verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial. Another consequence of the debate surrounding assisted suicide has been the…...