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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Benedict ‘to destroy diary kept while pope’
benedict xvi kept a diary throughout his papacy but plans to destroy it, according to an italian newspaper. the retired pope apparently...
Staff writers
Pope will pray, not speak, at Auschwitz
pope francis has cancelled a speech during his visit to auschwitz this month, saying he would prefer to mark the moment in silence. the vati...
Staff writers
Don’t go looking for scapegoats, say faith leaders
cardinal vincent nichols has signed a letter calling on people in britain to “challenge racial and communal prejudice wherever it is found”,...
Staff writers
Dominicans to return parishes to dioceses
the dominicans are to hand parishes in glasgow and durham back to their respective dioceses. the english province of the dominicans released...
Staff writers
What draws Muslims to the Church
hilaire belloc wrote in 1938 that “islam is apparently unconvertible”. but since the archdiocese of vienna reported five to 10 baptismal req...
Jacob Fareed Imam
The words all priests need to hear
it’s become something of a routine now. pope francis delivers a spontaneous lambasting of priests who do this or that which he disapproves o...
Fr Raymond de Souza
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When Japan’s Christians rose up against the state
christ’s samurai by jonathan clements robinson, £14.99 in late 1637, rebellion erupted in the amakusa islands in south-western japan and qui...
Jonathan Wright
Lectio Divina
luke 10:25-37 25 a teacher of the law came up and tried to trap jesus. “teacher,” he asked, “what must i do to receive eternal life?” 26 jes...
Mgr Anthony Abela
Struggling with our grandiosity
we live in a world wherein most everything overstimulates our grandiosity, even as we are handed fewer and fewer tools to deal with that. se...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/07/16
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
Brazilian archbishop who sheltered priests accused of paedophilia resigns
The Archbishop of Paraiba said he made the mistake of being too trusting
Lise Alves
Malawian bishops plead for food aid to avert humanitarian disaster
Bishops ask for more foreign aid to support the African nation's 6.5 million people in need of food
Catholic News Service
The plight of Iraqi Christians: Chilcot on the warnings that were missed
British diplomats and French leaders were among those to warn about religious conflict in post-invasion Iraq
Megan Griffiths
Pope Francis meets with parents of drowned American student
Francis expressed 'feelings of deepest sympathy and compassion' to Beau Solomon's parents
Associated Press
Iraq War was not a last resort and evidence was exaggerated, says Chilcot inquiry
Tony Blair presented evidence on weapons of mass destruction 'with a certainty that was not justified', inquiry finds
Staff Reporter
Heythrop College principal resigns
Teachers have voiced support for a proposed partnership with Roehampton University in order to protect Heythrop from total closure
Staff Reporter
Mexico high court poised to re-examine abortion law
The case of a woman who requested an abortion in 2013 has prompted scrutiny of the country's law on abortion
Catholic News Service
Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/07/16
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/07/16
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
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