The General Secretariat of the Synod has just published the Final Report of Study Group No. 5 on Wimmin’s participation in the life and leadership of the Church....
A sceptic replied to my recent post about St Galgano’s sword with a line many modern people would find perfectly sensible: “There are no miracles — only ordinary things sufficiently misunderstood.” It is a neat sentence. It sounds wise and…...
The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana, as Bishop of Belleville, Illinois....
In this episode we speak with Fr Christopher Basden, a Catholic priest who was born in Egypt and grew up in the Middle East.Drawing on his personal experience of the region, Fr Basden reflects on the profound changes that have…...
In this episode, we report from outside the a facility in Brixton, where the Good Counsel Network hosts one of the UK’s most faithful and persistent pro-life vigils as part of the global 40 Days for Life campaign.Standing on the…...
Over the past few days the debate surrounding the Society of St Pius X and its reported intention to consecrate bishops without a papal mandate has animated voices across the Catholic world....
In the desert the Israelites complained to Moses, “Why did you ever make us leave Egypt? Was it just to have us die here of thirst with our children and our livestock?” (Ex 17:3). They saw slavery as preferable to…...
The acceptance of Cardinal Christophe Pierre’s resignation as apostolic nuncio to the United States and the appointment of Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia in his place would already be enough, on their own, to justify serious attention. The United States remains…...
Mark and Katherine share their reflections on the news that the SSPX will consecrate bishops this coming July, even if they do not have an apostolic mandate. Following weeks of discussion, Mark and Katherine give voice to the deepest yearnings…...
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