One of our regular bloggers has an excellent letter published in this week's Scottish Catholic Observer (SCO). Now, I know anyone can go into town and take a peek at the letters page of that august, or should that be awful, newspaper and find out precisely which of our regulars has made it into print there, but...
Some time ago, A reader commented that Catholic Truth is not included in the list of British Catholic Blogs (BCB) and remarked "you're probably too Catholic for them!" I took a quick look and agreed - there's everything up there from "Auntie Joanna" (Bogle) to Medjugorje. Some time later... I decided to approach the BCB and on 21 June, sent...
Pope Francis 'snubs' pomp and ceremony of Vatican Beethoven concert Pope Francis failed to show up at a Vatican concert crowded with cardinals at the weekend, an absence seen as the latest example of his dislike for the Holy See's tradition of pomp and ceremony. Read more Reading the latest batch of UK Catholic papers,...
There's allegedly a secretive "gay lobby" that wields massive behind-the-scenes influence at the Vatican. Pope Francis himself appears to have confirmed it, during what was intented to be a private conversation with a delegation of Latin American religious orders. His words somehow got leaked, and although his visitors apologised, his press office hasn't denied that...
“Catholic Answers” is an organization made up of lay apologists whose stated mission is to “Explain and Defend the Faith.” Despite a growing contingent of Tradition friendly personnel, Catholic Answers remains, for the most part, a staunch defender of all post-Conciliar novelties. This is no more apparent than in the organization’s radio show, “Catholic...
The Vatican will appoint a wave of new bishops to dioceses in Scotland in the coming months, the papal nuncio has told clergy. Following Pope Francis' acceptance of the resignation of the Bishop of Motherwell, half of Scotland's eight dioceses are without bishops. Archbishop Antonio Mennini, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, met with clergy from...
Blessed John XXIII - Part 2: Pope of surprises... (Vatican Radio) Blessed John XXIII, born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli died exactly 50 years ago on the 3rd of June 1963, two months after the completion of his well- known encyclical ‘Pacem in Terris’. Pope John, now blessed, was elected to the See of Peter on the...
Happy Feast Day everyone! This thread provides an opportunity to reflect on the great gift of God to His Church - the Real Presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Yet, how many lay people will receive Holy Communion in the hand on this wonderful Feast of Corpus Christi? How many (not so - they're...
