Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has urged Asian bishops’ conferences to “get our young people and women involved” (Edward Pentin).

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia has said he would “hold the hand” of someone dying by assisted suicide.

Rome’s Congolese community has asked the Pope to canonise two martyrs.

The Franciscan University of Steubenville has entered a partnership with the Catholic University of Erbil in Iraq.

Fr Roger Landry hails America’s latest Blessed.

Fr Jim McDermott explains how Roland Joffé came to make The Mission.

And Ryan Di Corpo previews Terrence Malick’s new film about Franz Jägerstätter.

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