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A ‘monstrous egotist’ searching for a lost paradise

miłosz: a biography by andrzej franaszek, translated by aleksandra parker and michael parker,harvard university press, £30 near the outset o...

Michael Duggan

Faith, whiskey and bad weather

jerusalem, jerusalem! by chilton williamson jr, chronicle, £20 if you are a catholic novelist writing today, how do you suggest a world wher...

Charlie Hegarty

Saint of the week: Ursula Ledóchowska (May 29)

from austria to russia born julia ledóchowska in austria in 1865, st ursula entered the ursuline novitiate in kraków aged 21. the ursulines ...

Staff Reporter

Pastor Iuventus

when it comes to abortion, silence is complicity in her sitcom role as imperious ex-chatelaine audrey fforbes-hamilton in to the manor born,...

Pastor Iuventus

Bishop's engagements

cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: mass in celebration for the 50th anniversary of newman house catholic university chaplaincy, st james’ c...

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Meet the English bishop with a desert diocese 10 times the size of Britain

Bishop John MacWilliam's new diocese covers 800,000 square miles of arid land in southern Algeria. 'You go where you are needed,' the former Army officer says

Joanna Bogle

Ukrainian Catholics who used to worship in a basement see 'dream' of golden-domed church come true

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Odessa is 'not recognised' by the Orthodox majority

Mariana Karapinka

Full text: Vatican statement on Pope Francis and President Trump meeting

Francis discussed 'the promotion of peace in the world' with the US president

Staff Reporter

Pope Francis and Donald Trump meet at Vatican

The US president said it was a 'very great honour' to meet the Pope

Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/05/17

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Luke Coppen

Bishop Egan: 'homophobic bullying' document clearly influenced by gay rights groups

Bishop Philip Egan said the document includes 'quite a bit of cut and paste’ from materials produced by Stonewall and LGBT Youth Scotland

Staff Reporter

Social care crisis: can Catholic teaching help?

According to Catholic social teaching, the family should be the primary source of care for the elderly

Philip Booth

Thousands join March for Life in Birmingham

The demonstration was briefly disrupted by pro-abortion protesters, but the marchers were soon able to continue

Staff Reporter

Despite the rain and the aggressive pro-choicers, the March for Life was a joyful occasion

The threat of violence couldn't stop us from celebrating life and bearing witness

Corinna Turner

Poll: most Britons want abortion limit reduced to 20 weeks

Just one in a hundred said they would like to see the present limit of 24 weeks extended up to birth

Staff Reporter

Pope Francis blesses homes in unexpected visit

The Holy Father startled residents of Ostia, who had been expecting a parish priest

Cindy Wooden

Pope Francis's words of compassion for Huntington's sufferers have been a long time coming

'You are precious in God’s eyes, and you are precious to the Church,' Pope Francis said

Laura Spinney

Conservatives pledge to abolish 'unfair' admissions cap for Catholic schools

The law has effectively stopped the Church from opening new academies and free schools

Nick Hallett

Cardinal Zen: 'It seems the Vatican-China deal is not proceeding. That's good'

Cardinal Joseph Zen says that, in their desperation for a deal, the Pope's advisers seem to want 'success at any cost'

Megan Griffiths

The best of the blogosphere

✣ highlights from the week online emmanuel macron: catholique zombie? catholic news agency asked whether france’s new president emmanuel mac...

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