An archbishop has said that “Christians are being killed like chickens” in northwestern Nigeria.

Sunday Masses have been cancelled again in Sri Lanka.

Zimbabwe’s bishops have approved the opening of John Bradburne’s Cause.

Peter Kwasniewski explains why he signed a letter accusing the Pope of heresy (Ed Condon).

Fr Thomas Reese SJ fears the new Vatican constitution will be “a disappointment and a disaster”.

John Allen says the abuse crisis “may, against all odds, result in a stronger generation of priests down the line”.

And Dan Hitchens pays tribute to poet Les Murray.

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