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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.

Fr Lombardi: a tireless servant of the Church

In his time as Vatican spokesman, Fr Federico Lombardi has encountered moments of great joy but also times which have required sensitive diplomacy

Sister Janet Fearns

US Catholics split on whether to vote Clinton or Trump, research finds

Hispanic Catholics are solidly behind Hilary Clinton but white members of the faithful are split on whether to support her or her Republican rival

Catholic News Service

Pax Christi take part in vigil as they await Trident renewal outcome

Religious groups gathered in Parliament Square last night to protest against the renewal of Britain's nuclear arms programme

Staff Reporter

Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/07/16

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

Luke Coppen

Theologians: Amoris Laetitia needs clarification against 'heretical' interpretations

A letter sent to all 218 cardinals and patriarchs requests that the document be clarified against false readings

Dan Hitchens

'The sorrow is great in our hearts,' Pope tells faithful after Nice attack

The Pontiff offered 'a paternal and fraternal embrace to all of France' after the lorry attack in Nice

Staff Reporter

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/07/16

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

Luke Coppen

Podcast: A 'slap in the face' for Cardinal Sarah

Tune in and find out what's really happening in the Catholic Church

Madeleine Teahan

Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/07/16

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

Luke Coppen

Vatican condemns Nice attack that has killed 84 people

Fr Lombardi said the Vatican shared in the suffering of victims after a lorry ploughed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day

Staff Reporter

What's inside this week's magazine?

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald

Staff Reporter

Mark Duggan: in search of the whole truth

The Hard Stop fails to give a truly rounded picture of the man shot dead by London police

Will Gore

The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣   highlights from the week online apostolic secretaries jason craig at catholicexchange.com paid tribute to a figure on the front lin...

Staff writers

Film: Mark Duggan: in search of the whole truth

the hard stop ( 15, 85 mins) ★★★ on august 4, 2011, mark duggan was shot dead by police on the streets of london. the met say he was armed a...

Will Gore

The Pontiff’s new American voice

pope francis made two groundbreaking appointments to the vatican press office on monday. his choice as deputy director of the press office w...

Madeleine Teahan

In brief

pope to visit chapel rebuilt by st francis pope francis will visit a stone chapel rebuilt by st francis of assisi next month to mark the 800...

Staff writers

Cover

The Catholic Herald

Vatican jails priest but acquits journalists

a vatican court has acquitted two journalists who published confidential documents but sentenced their source, a spanish monsignor, to 18 mo...

Staff writers

Veteran journalist named papal spokesman

pope francis has named two experienced journalists to lead the vatican press office. greg burke, from st louis in the united states, will su...

Staff writers

Pope reduces Cardinal Pell’s finance role

pope francis has announced a reorganisation of the oversight and administration of the vatican’s financial affairs, a move that appears to h...

Staff writers

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