Is it right to fear God? What is the difference between a destructive fear and a “holy trepidation”? An Advent homily by Fr Stephen Wang: Look around you at the chapel walls. Look at the […]
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Archbishop re-activates Ecclesiastical Faculties of Heythrop College
Archbishop Vincent Nichols celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Maria Assumpta Chapel at Heythrop College on 20 January 2014 to mark the re-establishment of the ecclesiastical faculties of theology and philosophy, together known as the […]
Dying and Rising in Christ – a retreat at Worth Abbey from 7 to 9 February
A weekend to prepare for Lent and Easter, reflecting on our journey of transformation through the Easter mystery – becoming conformed to the pattern of Christ through dying and rising in Him. The retreat offers […]
New cardinals from every corner of the globe
Joshua McElwee reports on yesterday’s announcement that Pope Francis has chosen a new set of cardinals for the Catholic Church: Pope Francis on Sunday announced who he has chosen as the new cardinals of the […]
Archbishop Vincent Nichols named Cardinal by Pope Francis
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has named the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, a Cardinal. The announcement came during Pope Francis’ Angelus in St Peters Square this morning, 12th January, in which he […]
Young people ‘feel they have nothing to live for’
A study for the Prince’s Trust suggests that as many as three quarters of a million young people in the UK may feel that they have nothing to live for, and that almost a third […]
Ordinariate’s first monastery to be erected
On New Year’s Day 2014 – a year to the day since they were received into the full communion of the Catholic Church – the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary will formally become the […]
Pope Francis’s La Stampa interview: summary & highlights
The Pope’s Christmas interview to the Italian daily La Stampa shows, if nothing else, that Francis’s habit of allowing himself to be interrogated by the media is going to be a feature of his papacy, setting […]
Time Magazine names Pope Francis its ‘Person of the Year’
Reuters has the story, which begins: Time magazine named Pope Francis its Person of the Year on Wednesday, crediting him with shifting the message of the Catholic Church while capturing the imagination of millions of […]
New Rector appointed to Allen Hall Seminary
News came out today that Fr Roger Taylor, the current Vice-Rector, has been appointed by Archbishop Vincent Nichols to be the new Rector at Allen Hall, the seminary of the Archdiocese of Westminster. Fr Michael O’Boy, […]
The Joy of the Gospel: a summary and guide to Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation
The first teaching document mainly authored by Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, is a bold and thrilling bid to send the Catholic Church worldwide on mission. Energetic, direct, lyrical, its language and style model the evangelisation to […]
Huge ‘Pope Francis effect’ still felt in terms of Mass attendance and confessions
This report is from John Allen at the National Catholic Reporter. One of Italy’s best known sociologists of religion says more than half the country’s pastors report an increase in attendance at Mass and the […]
Archbishop Vincent Nichols: Homily for the Mass for the Victims of the Typhoon Haiyan
Westminster Cathedral – Friday 15 November 2013 My brothers and sisters, this evening we gather to pray for all who have lost their lives or been caught up in the horrific devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan, […]
Pope appoints Rector of Allen Hall Seminary Mgr Mark O’Toole as new Bishop of Plymouth
Pope Francis has appointed as the new Bishop of Plymouth, Monsignor Mark O’Toole, until now Rector of Allen Hall Seminary in London. Mgr O’Toole’s episcopal ordination will take place at 2pm on Tuesday 28 January […]
Biblical perspectives on Movember and our love affair with facial hair
If you have spotted more moustaches than usual of late, it’s probably because we are now officially in the month of Movember. It’s the month when guys are encouraged to “grow their mo” and raise […]
Ecclesiastical faculties of philosophy and theology in London: the Bellarmine Institute
This announcement about the Bellarmine Institute comes from Heythrop College: In the last few days, Heythrop College has received copies of decrees of the Congregation for Catholic Education dated 17 September 2013 re-activating the ecclesiastical […]
Christianity in Asia: how to keep informed via AsiaNews
AsiaNews has just celebrated its 10th anniversary and received the blessing of Pope Francis on its newly launched Spanish edition. If you want to keep informed about Christianity in Asia, and especially in China, visit their […]
A religious sister reflects on the niqab, wearing the veil as a Catholic woman, and living in the gaze of others
At the airport security in Brittany, we had to remove our veils. This was something new. They are about twice the size of a pocket-handkerchief, and hardly the stuff for hiding a terrorist. And our […]
40 Days for Life vigil begins 25 Sept
The 40 Days for Life vigil begins in London soon, and in many other cities in the UK and across the globe. You can read more about the vision of the campaigns here. Do take […]
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