12-year-old Sophia is fighting for her life in the hospital after she was shot by a trans lunatic. Democrats don’t want you to pray for her. Let that sink in.

This brings back memories of the Jesuit seminary when we would choreograph dances to Taylor Swift songs in my Liturgical Dance class.

I’ve just noticed that hardline liberal Mickens is calling Leo ‘the bland Pope’. In some respects this is encouraging: it means Leo is refusing to genuflect to the leftist political consensus in the opportunistic manner of Francis. But Mickens is not a propagandist in the mould

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Wonderful news from Manchester! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Catholic Conclave: Catholic devotions for 31st August #CatholicX cathcon.blogspot.com/2025/08/cathol…

"Smith reimagines the life not of a Church of England vicar, but of Jesus, incarnate as a non-binary lesbian, whose call to share the love of God with the people of the community takes them back to their hometown of Manchester." churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/…

An inspired appointment. There is no more delightful diplomat in Rome – a credit to his country, his family and the Church.

"Always receive with equal contentment from God’s hand either consolations or sufferings, peace or distress, health or illness. Ask nothing, refuse nothing, but always be ready to do and to suffer anything that comes from His Providence." - St. Teresa Margaret

Stabat Mater dolorósa, juxta Crucem lacrimósa, dum pendébat Fílius.

A Jesuit Institution.

True – but when the Pope appoints a new Archbishop of Westminster to succeed Cardinal Nichols there will be barely a flicker of interest from the media or the public. When I was religious correspondent of the Telegraph I was one of five full-time specialist reporters in Fleet

Saint Giles (feast day on September 1) is invoked as one of the 14 Holy Helpers. You can find some information about the 14 Holy Helpers here: catholic.org/saints/saint.p…

Francis had contempt for homosexuals. But he found them useful for furthering his consolidation of power, and especially for annoying traditionalists.

As the Thomistic saying goes: “Quidquid recipitur ad modum recipientis recipitur.” That is: “Whatever is received is received according to the mode of the receiver.”

The Church Times is not satire. Not the Church Times was. Nicholas O'Shaughnessy

"O God, what am I going to to do with Jimbo?"

A litany of Our Lady of Sorrows, composed by Pope Pius VII:

Late-boomer cardinal (born 65) talks rubbish. 🙄 This will be bad for him because, statistically speaking, he still has a good 20 years in which he will have to witness how: #Venceremos 😎 🚀 😇

St. Stephen, King of Hungary (1038) He was given the name Stephen in consequence of his mother having a vision of the protomartyr St. Stephen. He consecrated his kingdom to our Lady, and built a basilica in her honour. By his example he induced the people to embrace the Faith.