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Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/07/16
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
Pastor Iuventus
the feast of st martha (july 29) is a good day to begin a holiday. i always imagine that jesus said those words very gently and indulgently ...
Pastor Iuventus
Saint of the week: John Vianney (August 4)
raised in a secret church the life of st john vianney, patron saint of parish priests, has remained a surpassing example of a priestly minis...
Staff Reporter
Lectio Divina
luke 12:13-21 13 a man in the crowd said to jesus, “teacher, tell my brother to divide with me the property our father left us.” 14 jesus an...
Mgr Anthony Abela
Omnium Gatherum
when a weightier feast doesn’t command our attention in the church’s liturgical calendar, the priest can opt to celebrate a votive mass. for...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Word This Week
the eighteenth sunday of the year eccl 1:2 & 2:21-23; col 3:1-5 & 9-11; lk 12:13-21 (year c) ‘vanity of vanities, the preacher says....
Bishop David McGough
Normandy church attackers gave 'sermon' in Arabic before killing priest, says eyewitness
A nun who escaped the church in in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray said the terrorists filmed themselves before killing Fr Jacques Hamel
Associated Press
WYD 2016: Security high as young Catholics await Pope Francis in Poland
Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive at World Youth Day on Wednesday
Associated Press
One person detained in Normandy church attack investigation
An Italian politician is urging Pope Francis to put the slain French priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, on a fast track to sainthood
Associated Press
One of the Normandy church attackers 'was on police radar and travelled to Turkey'
Mohammed Karabila, president of the Regional Council of the Muslim Faith for Haute-Normandie, said he was 'appalled by the death of his friend' Fr Jacques Hamel
Associated Press
Pope Francis condemns 'horrific' murder of priest in France
Francis has expressed 'pain and horror for this absurd violence', the Vatican spokesman has said
Associated Press
Hand gestures, wandering around, replacing the crucifix: we priests need to respect the rubrics
'Do the red and say the black' is simple advice, but it could save a lot of trouble
Fr Matthew Pittam
A priest is slaughtered at Mass in rural France. This is what life is like for Christians in the Middle East
For Catholics and other Christians in the Middle East, the atrocity at Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray is far from unimaginable
Damian Thompson
Normandy attacker 'was on probation and tried to get to Syria twice', officials say
French prosecutors have named Adel Kermiche, 19, as one of the two attackers who stormed a church and killed Fr Jacques Hamel
Staff Reporter
Pope to nuns: 'It's OK to use social media, but don't let it distract from your vocation'
The Pope said smartphones and computers offer 'useful help', but should not 'become an obstacle'
Associated Press
Coptic Pope warns of increase in attacks on Christians
Pope Tawadros II said that since 2013 there have been 37 sectarian attacks on Christians in Egypt and urged lawmakers to preserve national unity
Staff Reporter
Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/07/16
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
My mother was advised to abort me, says Cardinal Burke in new book
The cardinal said the devil tries to sow doubt in Catholics' minds about defending human life publicly
Staff Reporter
The warped fury of would-be Islamists must be confronted, not pandered to
Young Muslim men are particularly vulnerable to being exploited by terrorists, therefore a proper preventative strategy has to be aimed at them
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Poles arrest man for possession of explosives days before World Youth Day
A spokesman for prosecutors in Lodz said that 'small amounts of explosives, not sufficient to make an explosion' were found on the man
Associated Press
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