Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days

Mark 2:1-12

When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. ²So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door; and he was speaking the word to them. ³

The meaning of Lent

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and the beginning of 40 days of prayer, penance and almsgiving, writes Bishop David Walker, of Broken Bay. In preparation for the greatest period in our liturgical calendar – Easter – he considers the symbols of Ash Wednesday and their timeless meaning.

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin

Born in Morocco, a young Philippe Barbarin was raised in a family of 11 children. He went on to study at the Sorbonne and the Catholic Institute of Paris before eventually becoming the Archbishop of Lyon. In 2003, he was appointed to the College of Cardinals at 53.

Bernini: The baroque's tyrannical wizard

Go to Rome, and you will soon find that in its historic centre, the hand of the artist Bernini is unmissable. From the Triton fountain in the Piazza Barberini, to the Four Rivers Fountain in the Piazza Navona, from his Elephant and Obelisk (called Bernini's Chick by the Romans) located in the Piazza della Minerva and in front of the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, to St Peter’s Square, and the baldachino over the high altar the Basilica... he is everywhere. But what made this remarkable talent tick, and how did his genius translate into the beauty of his legacy which survives in Rome to this day?