News from the Vatican
The organiser of Rome’s annual traditional Latin Mass pilgrimage has moved to correct misleading reports about the event, following renewed controversy over the place of the older liturgy in the Church. Michael Haynes examines the claims being circulated and what actually took place during the pilgrimage.
Two American Catholic bishops have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the World Series, with bratwurst and cigars at stake as their respective teams compete for baseball’s greatest prize. Christine Rousselle reports on the light-hearted contest and the episcopal enthusiasm for America’s national pastime.
Europe’s universities are increasingly becoming mission territory as Catholic organisations seek to bring the faith to a generation growing up in an often secular environment. Corrie Douglas-Young explores the challenges and opportunities of campus evangelisation and the efforts to reconnect young Europeans with Christianity.
Jesuit priest Fr James Martin has published a new version of the Confiteor intended for LGBTQ Catholics, prompting questions about the relationship between Catholic teaching, repentance and pastoral outreach. Michael Haynes examines the text and its implications for the Church’s approach to sexuality and sin.
A forthcoming exhibition at London’s National Gallery brings together the surviving portraits of Jan van Eyck, offering a rare opportunity to appreciate the extraordinary humanity of the fifteenth-century Flemish master. Melanie McDonagh explores how Van Eyck’s revolutionary attention to the individual reflects a profound understanding of human dignity and the Christian vision that shaped his art.
Two American Catholic bishops have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the World Series, with bratwurst and cigars at stake as their respective teams compete for baseball’s greatest prize. Christine Rousselle reports on the light-hearted contest and the episcopal enthusiasm for America’s national pastime.
Europe’s universities are increasingly becoming mission territory as Catholic organisations seek to bring the faith to a generation growing up in an often secular environment. Corrie Douglas-Young explores the challenges and opportunities of campus evangelisation and the efforts to reconnect young Europeans with Christianity.
Jesuit priest Fr James Martin has published a new version of the Confiteor intended for LGBTQ Catholics, prompting questions about the relationship between Catholic teaching, repentance and pastoral outreach. Michael Haynes examines the text and its implications for the Church’s approach to sexuality and sin.
A forthcoming exhibition at London’s National Gallery brings together the surviving portraits of Jan van Eyck, offering a rare opportunity to appreciate the extraordinary humanity of the fifteenth-century Flemish master. Melanie McDonagh explores how Van Eyck’s revolutionary attention to the individual reflects a profound understanding of human dignity and the Christian vision that shaped his art.
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