February 12, 2026

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/12/16

Luke Coppen
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We must prepare for Christmas by abandoning the “convenient but misleading ... idols of this world", Pope Francis said at yesterday's Angelus (full text).

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has entered the Amoris Laetitia debate (Rorate Caeli).

Patriarch Kirill consecrated a Russian Orthodox church near the Eiffel Tower on Sunday.

The Cause of 15-year-old "computer geek" Carlo Acutis has taken a step forward.

Fr Arturo Sosa says his election as Jesuit superior general is "like a call from the Spirit".

Daniel Mitsui explains why Gothic art has a special place in the Catholic Church.

And Rembrandt's work is on show at the Vatican for the first time.

Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.

We must prepare for Christmas by abandoning the “convenient but misleading ... idols of this world", Pope Francis said at yesterday's Angelus (full text).

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has entered the Amoris Laetitia debate (Rorate Caeli).

Patriarch Kirill consecrated a Russian Orthodox church near the Eiffel Tower on Sunday.

The Cause of 15-year-old "computer geek" Carlo Acutis has taken a step forward.

Fr Arturo Sosa says his election as Jesuit superior general is "like a call from the Spirit".

Daniel Mitsui explains why Gothic art has a special place in the Catholic Church.

And Rembrandt's work is on show at the Vatican for the first time.

Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.

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