The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled that four priests who declared themselves bishops of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church are "outside ecclesiastical communion". Catholic bishops in the Philippines have urged Communist and Islamist rebels to observe a Holy Week ceasefire. The Vatican has approved the publication of a Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb. Hilary White previews a major stand-off between pro-life and pro-abortion protesters that will take place in central London this evening. Napp Nazworth tries to explain why Protestant communities allegedly have a higher suicide rate than Catholic ones. Professor Brian Sudlow wonders if there will be another Catholic literary revival. And Joseph Pearce discovers a "theological faux pas" by CS Lewis.
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