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Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/06/14

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

Stop showing 'contempt' for Gypsies, urges Pope Francis

Gypsies are called 'to contribute to the common good', says Pontiff

Pope: Half-hearted Catholics aren't really Catholics at all

Pope Francis has criticised Catholics who only have 'one foot in the door'

Why I will be returning to Uganda

When the Ebola virus broke out in Uganda thirteen Catholics remained and gave their lives for their patients

Britain moves a step closer to allowing three-parent babies

MP says Britain risks 'isolating itself from the rest of the world'

Print edition: June 6 2014

World financial system built as 'new idolatry', cardinal tells forum

Cardinal Rodriguez issued a ringing endorsement of the church's competency to critique economic systems

Irish mass grave discovery prompts government investigation

Nearly 800 babies died in home for unwed mothers run by the Bons Secours nuns

Are the Holy Father’s informal and often confusing methods of communication undermining the teaching authority of his office? Is a period of papal reserve now overdue?

Pope Francis is popular with the secular media because they think he’s about to abandon the disciplines of the Church; and they have built him up by denigrating Benedict XVI

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/06/14

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

Is there life after death? Don't expect a chat show to tell you the answer

If you want to ponder the afterlife, switch off the television and read an article by Stratford Caldecott

Piety is embracing God and others with real love, not fake devotion, says Pope

Piety is not about being 'hoiler than thou', Pope Francis said earlier today

Today's Catholic must-reads: 04/06/14

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

Jesuit priest working with former refugees kidnapped in Afghanistan

Father Alexis Prem Kumar was reportedly abducted by a group of unidentified men

Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/06/14

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

Nuncio sees 'green shoots' in Irish Church after 20-year winter

Archbishop Brown says younger Catholics are showing 'renewed enthusiasm' for the faith

Chilean cardinal gets police protection from potential demonstrators

Concerns about the safety of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello have arisen

Pope invites Catholic Charismatics to celebration at Vatican in 2017

Event in St Peter's Square will mark 50th anniversary of Catholic Charismatic movement

Oxford students defeat motion seeking to ban pro-life stalls

Students at Oxford University threw out a censorship motion on Tuesday

Married couples prefer pets to children because of 'comfort culture', says Pope Francis

Intentionally childless marriages can end 'with the bitterness of bad solitude', says Pontiff

Ballot sheets from 1903 conclave to be sold at auction

The two sheets, which escaped being burnt, have a starting price of £500

Religious liberalism is dead: it's time to give it a decent burial

Faced with the drama of sin and death, the 'Church of Nice' simply doesn’t cut it