We made the front page of The Tablet. This is one of those 'I can't quite believe it moments'. I grew up with my mum reading The Tablet. What would my religious education teacher say if she saw this?The Tablet Sr Miriam McNulty Brian Devlin Alana Harris Avril Baigent…

I think this is a very practical helpful suggestion. I also think more oversight of the appointment of artists to avoid this situation in the future? We rightly scrutinise the behaviour of priests but this standard should also apply to the laity too. If you work for the church…

'The Cross of the Moment' – A research recently completed in the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University to understand more closely the impact of the abuse crisis and to realize what still needs to change.
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In May, the month of Mary, we pray our lady, the church's global safeguarding officer guide us all in our shared vocation of protecting the young and old from all forms of abuse.

God is love. 1 John 4:7-10

It's sometimes easy to feel that there isn't any work being done on the inside, but there are priests who are as fed up as we are about the abuse crisis. theangrycatholic.libsyn.com/the-angry-cath…

Fr Mark Elliott Smith Antonia Sobocki I was just in Lourdes last week with my parents!

My 6yo made my dad (who's a Deacon) go to every altar in the rosary basilica and explain the murals.

He thought the Rupnik murals outside were 'weird and creepy'.

They should be whitewashed until a permanent solution is found.

Last year on the 900th anniversary of Carlisle Cathedral I saw my own parish priest walk across the execution site of priests in Carlisle carrying the blessed sacrament in an ecumenical procession to Carlisle cathedral. I pray one day, we will all be one again.

Antonia Sobocki I’m in Lourdes at the moment, where his work is much in evidence. A committee was formed to decide on what would happen to it, which is yet to make its decision.

Most of the clergy I am speaking to at the moment are I; agreement.

It must go.

“We’re not doubting that God will do the best for us; we’re wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” - C.S. Lewis

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Wonderful photos of Canterbury Cathedral from #architecteuropa on Insta
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Canterbury Cathedral, England📍

Canterbury Cathedral, located in Kent, England, is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture and one of the most important religious sites in the country. Its main architectural…

Our love must not be just words or mere talk, but something active and genuine.
- 1 John 3: 18

Apart from filling St Peter's Square with women who are rape victim/survivors, weeping for mercy, I simply do not know what else to do to get the message through. Using rape art is deeply re-traumatising. It takes, yet again from the victim. Please listen and stop doing this…

Pour toutes les personnes qui se sont suicidées,
Nous ne vous oublions pas.
#RubansContreLoubli 🎀

Paul Barber, CES Director, was featured this morning on BBC Radio 4's Today programme about the government's proposals to lift the admissions cap for new academy schools - listen in from 1:06:45: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… The Catholic Union of Great Britain

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PTSD is not a sufficient diagnosis for people marinated in abuse and terror over an extended period of time. Complex trauma involves interpersonal violence that is usually repeated and chronic over time and involves profound relational betrayal, deception and coercion.

Listening in a crisis – ‘where right is done’ thetablet.co.uk/features/2/243…