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Doctors reduce oxygen ventilation for Pope as condition continues to improve
rome – doctors have said that the pope's overall clinical status is improving and they are attempting to gradually wean him from night time ...
Elise Allen
'This is my Son, the chosen one. Listen to Him'
“when the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.” (genesis 15:17) in ...
Fr David Howell
Rome notebook: The Eternal City in the twilight of Francis's reign
being in rome when even taxi drivers and waiters will volunteer updates on the state of the pope’s health is a strange experience. one can o...
William Cash
Vatican Secretary of State celebrates Mass for Pope's health
rome – italian cardinal pietro parolin, the vatican’s secretary of state, celebrated mass for pope francis’s health and recovery today, pray...
Elise Allen
Oregon's day of thanksgiving for abortion up to birth draws flak from archbishop
an annual day dedicated in thanksgiving for abortion up to birth has met with severe criticism from an american archbishop. following a proc...
John Lavenburg
Bishop pleads for reopening of Nigerian Catholic schools closed for Ramadan
a nigerian bishop has pleaded for catholic schools in the north of the country to be reopened after their sudden and unprecedented closure f...
John Pontifex
Pope celebrates anniversary by sharing cake with hospital staff
pope francis today celebrated the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy by sharing a cake with staff assisting him at rome’s gemell...
Elise Allen
US Secretary of State congratulates Pope on papal election anniversary
us secretary of state marco rubio has commended pope francis on the 12th anniversary of his election as pope and offered prayers for the hol...
johnlavenburg
Christian deaths in Syrian violence inflated by media frenzy – but they still have much to fear
when reports started coming through late last week of massacres in western syria, it quickly made headline news. what has emerged subsequent...
John Pontifex
Ethical alternatives to aborted foetal tissue research needed, says Trump nominee
president donald trump’s nominee for director of the national institutes of health (nih) has stated in his senate confirmation hearing that ...
The Catholic Herald
Filipino Church leaders hail Rodrigo Duterte's arrest for drug-war extrajudicial killings
filipino catholic leaders have hailed the arrest of former philippine president rodrigo duterte as he faces charges at the international cri...
Joseph SanMateo
Indian death penalty for 'forced' religious conversion criticised by Church
the chief minister of the indian state of madhya pradesh has said his government would make a provision for the death penalty to punish what...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Rupnik confronted at Rome airport over abuse allegations
father marko rupnik was approached by a journalist at a rome airport who questioned him about accusations he sexually abused over 40 adult w...
Elise Allen
Why did King Charles choose to highlight Ramadan while ignoring Lent?
ash wednesday is intended to be an annual crossroads in the life of a christian. this year it may also have acted as a crossroads in the lif...
Gavin Ashenden
Pakistan court annuls forced marriage of Christian child bride
a court in pakistan has annulled the marriage of a christian teenager forced to accept a muslim man as her husband from the age of just 11 y...
Simon Caldwell
Level of detail about Pope's health unprecedented in Vatican history, and Francis himself is likely behind it
rome – an old saying about the vatican holds that “the pope is never sick until he’s dead”, and this position has held true in various cycle...
Elise Allen
The crisis facing today's young men is a crisis for the Church
my husband has a coaster on his desk printed with the words, “a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle”. it brings a wry smile every ...
Portia Berry-Kilby
Pope remains in hospital but is stable and given good prognosis
rome – on monday the medical team treating pope francis said that he remains stable and is out of immediate danger, though given the severit...
Elise Allen
UK government rejects call for inquiry into Sir David Amess’s murder
london - the home secretary has rejected calls from the family of sir david amess mp for a public inquiry into his murder. in a letter addre...
The Catholic Herald
Splendour of Siena: a spectacular show at the National Gallery in London
the splendid exhibition at the national gallery of sienese art from the glory days of the 14th century is perhaps the nearest many visitors ...
Melanie McDonagh
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