Morning Catholic must-reads: 28/03/11
Benedict XVI visited a memorial to victims of one of the worst atrocities by Nazi occupiers in Italy yesterday (full text, video). In his Angelus address, the Pope appealed for the immediate...
View ArticleJohann Hari’s apology relies on Catholic expressions of penance
Reading Johann Hari’s apology in the Independent – something that has been much raked over online – I was struck by one phrase. He writes: “So first, even though I stand by the articles which won the...
View ArticlePope Francis offers tips on preparing for Confession
Pope Francis has offered some quick tips to help Catholics prepare for the Sacrament of Penance. After a brief explanation of why people should go to Confession – “because we are all sinners” – the...
View ArticleDivorced and remarried Catholics should abstain from sex, says US archbishop
The Archbishop of Philadelphia has reiterated that divorced and remarried couples in his archdiocese should live “as brother and sister”. Archbishop Charles Chaput issued a new set of pastoral...
View ArticlePope Francis: ‘Encounter God’s mercy in Confession’
God’s mercy is poured out upon the repentant so that they can change and grow, Pope Francis has said. “All liturgy is a place where mercy is encountered and accepted in order to be given, the place...
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