Vatican Observatory launches podcast and new website

Vatican Observatory fans and astronomy nerds will want to check out the observatory foundation’s new podcast, website and online store for the usual ‘merch’ of hoodies, caps, tote bags and phone cases, as well as bright posters of the Horsehead Nebula, the Milky Way and other starry scenes. People will find everything at vaticanobservatory.org and... Read More

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April 4, 2021

Exclusive: This Easter, rejoice in light of Christ as a new beginning, says Cardinal Nichols

An exclusive Easter message from Cardinal Nichols to readers of The Catholic Universe: “Last Easter, I celebrated the liturgies of the Sacred Triduum almost alone, in an empty Westminster Cathedral. This year, thank God, a congregation will again be present, even if our celebrations are necessarily simpler and more subdued, as we continue to make sure... Read More

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March 20, 2021

Pope requests study of worship congregation before naming new prefect

Before Pope Francis names a new prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, he has asked that an outside expert consult with the office’s staff and review its procedures. The pope in late February accepted the resignation of Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, who had reached the normal retirement age of 75 last June. The cardinal had... Read More

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February 20, 2020

East Anglia so proud as new school approved

A new Catholic primary school in Hamptons East, Peterborough, has been approved by the local council and is believed to be the first Catholic school in the whole country to have been given the green light in a decade. The new maintained voluntary-aided school, which was approved by Peterborough City Council on 12th February, is... Read More

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October 14, 2019

Kindly lights in gloomy world: Pope Francis declares five new saints

Saints are people who recognised their need for God’s help, who took risks to discover God’s will and to help others and who nurtured a habit of thanksgiving, Pope Francis said. “The culmination of the journey of faith is to live a life of continual thanksgiving. Let us ask ourselves: Do we, as people of... Read More

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August 23, 2019

New UN Day must lead to concrete action

The international head of a Catholic charity has welcomed the UN’s new day for victims of religious-based violence – but stressed that it must lead to decisive help for persecuted religious groups. Dr Thomas Heine-Geldern, international executive president of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, said that while the UN’s International Day Commemorating... Read More

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