Faithful urged to ‘focus on prayers’ rather than extreme self-mortification
Topic: Holy Week
Don’t take part in extreme crucifixion ritual, bishops urge Filipino faithful
Over 3,500 adults received into the Church in England and Wales
Figure includes about 250 former Anglicans joining the ordinariate
Archbishop Vincent Nichols celebrates Chrism Mass
Archbishop Nichols celebrates Chrism Mass at Westminster Cathedral
Ordinariate comes to life in Holy Week
Nearly 1,000 members of new ordinariate start life as Catholics after Holy Week receptions
Catholics must stay awake to reality of evil, says Pope
Jesus warned believers against the soul’s ‘insensitivity’ towards evil, Pope Benedict XVI says at general audience
The Mass of the Last Supper is, to me, the most beautiful service in Holy Week
One of the glories of the Triduum is the long and silent adoration at the Altar of Repose. One of its miseries is the attempt by misguided people to fill in the silence
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Record number of people to be received into the Church at Easter
Over 4,700 took part in Rite of Election ceremonies in dioceses around England and Wales, including about 800 members of the ordinariate







One thing is clear: someone was to blame for Christ’s death. It was no accident.
During Holy Week, we should blame the sins of the world for Christ’s death while remembering he freely laid down his life for us