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The English Lady’s return from exile

After centuries in exile, England’s lost pre-Reformation statue of Our Lady of Ipswich may return briefly to the country she once left behind
Declan J. Ganley

A guide to the Triduum

The Triduum is the dramatic centre of Holy Week, leading Catholics through Christ’s Passion and death to the joy of the Resurrection
The Catholic Herald

How the Church keeps the sacred days of Holy Week

From Palm Sunday to the Easter Vigil, the Church’s liturgy leads the faithful step by step through Christ’s Passion, death and resurrection
Clement Harrold

Cardinal Sarah warns Church ‘is nothing without God’

Cardinal Sarah warns the Church “is nothing without God” and says turning the liturgy into a “battlefield” risks undermining its mission
The Catholic Herald

The quiet Catholic revival in a Scottish university town

At St Andrews, one of Britain’s oldest universities, a growing number of young people are exploring Catholicism in search of meaning, tradition and transcendence
Andrew Cusack

What to make of Cardinal Roche’s comments on the Latin Mass

Cardinal Arthur Roche has set out his case on the Traditional Latin Mass in a new interview. Niwa Limbu places his remarks alongside the teaching and approach of previous pontificates
Niwa Limbu

Pope Leo XIV to meet Anglican primate in Rome

The meeting with Sarah Mullally follows a personal exchange of letters between the two leaders
The Catholic Herald

Patriarch’s deft diplomacy outflanks Israeli police misstep

Cardinal Pizzaballa has regained access to the Holy Sepulchre, but the episode exposes wider anxieties about the treatment of Christians in Jerusalem
Michael Haynes

Holy Week dispute resolved as Latin Patriarch regains access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

A Holy Week dispute over access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been resolved, with Cardinal Pizzaballa now able to enter the site after Israeli authorities reversed earlier restrictions
The Catholic Herald

Southwark’s record number of converts begins with a simple invitation to encounter Christ

Southwark, one of London’s two dioceses, will receive 590 adults into the Catholic Church this year, a significant increase for the diocese. Archbishop John Wilson explains what is driving the rise in conversions
Archbishop John Wilson

Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Israeli police have blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, setting what the Cardinal and Custos of the Holy Land describe as a “grave precedent”
Thomas Edwards

Vatican Bank appoints François Pauly as president of supervisory board

The Vatican Bank has appointed former Rothschild director François Pauly as president of its Board of Superintendence, succeeding Jean-Baptiste Douville de Franssu after a decade of reform
Niwa Limbu

Faith that chains cannot break

The daughter of Jimmy Lai reflects on his letters from prison and the spirituality shaped by suffering and trust in God
Claire Lai

Pope Leo signals a shift on the Traditional Mass

Without issuing a formal text, Pope Leo appears to encourage practical accommodation for those attached to the older liturgy
Joseph Shaw

Sohrab Ahmari: ‘I’m very much in the pray and obey camp’

Ten years after entering the Church, Sohrab Ahmari reflects on conversion, Iran, liturgy and the political common good
Melanie McDonagh

Cardinal Parolin speaks on the Latin Mass

In exclusive comments to the Catholic Herald, Cardinal Parolin has addressed tensions over the Traditional Latin Mass, echoing the Pope’s recent message to the French bishops
Niwa Limbu

Vatican publishes new document on Anglican Ordinariates

The Vatican has published a new document on the Anglican Ordinariates, affirming their patrimony as a “precious gift” within the life of the Catholic Church
Niwa Limbu

Pope Leo writes to French bishops on Latin Mass ahead of plenary assembly

As French bishops gather for their plenary assembly, Pope Leo has issued guidance on how they should approach Catholics attached to the Traditional Latin Mass
Niwa Limbu

Lady Day: the forgotten Christian New Year

March 25 was long kept as New Year’s Day, and from the Annunciation to Tolkien its place in Christian tradition helps explain why it still feels like the true beginning of the year
Fr Dwight Longenecker

Vatican calls UK abortion law changes “complete disaster”

The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Mgr Renzo Pegoraro, has described proposals to legalise abortion up until birth as a “disaster” and said he hopes the UK is able to avoid it
Niwa Limbu

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