An auxiliary bishop of Manila has denounced President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war as a “sham”. The Orthodox Church in Greece has opted to recognise the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Peter Anderson). An Australian politician has called for signs to be posted outside Catholic churches warning of danger to children. Theodora Hawksley, Austen Ivereigh, HRH The Prince of Wales, Joseph Pearce, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Tim Stanley and Fr Juan Vélez comment on the canonisation of John Henry Newman. The Times of Malta notes that Bishop Mario Grech is moving “from a diocese the size of a parish” to a “heavyweight” Vatican post. Amy Welborn hails a novelist who recorded “the earthquakes of mid-century Catholicism”. And CNA describes the “deep Catholic faith” of marathon record-breaker Eliud Kipchoge. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.
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Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/10/19
Luke Coppen

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