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Sister Paula Gonzalez, environmental campaigner and nun, dies aged 83

Memorial service held in Ohio yesterday for Sister of Charity and environmental campaigner
Catholic News Service

Satanic Temple seeks to open after-school clubs across the US

A Satanist group is attempting to start after-school programmes in at least nine school districts
Associated Press

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/08/16

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

Forgive others and find peace, Pope urges faithful in Assisi

Pontiff says that in the Year of Mercy it's 'ever clearer that the path of forgiveness can truly renew the Church and the world'
Catholic News Service

New claimant to Boko Haram leadership has pledged to 'blow up every church we can'

New Boko Haram leader announced, with new threats aimed at Christians
Associated Press

Make Oscar Romero a patron saint of WYD 2016, says Panamanian bishop

The martyr, who was assassinated while celebrating Mass, is suggested as patron saint at WYD to be held in Panama
Mark Greaves

Body found of 24-year-old seminarian who drowned

The young man went missing a month ago after rescuing a fellow kayaker from turbulent waters
Catholic News Service

Defending the common good

To prevent attacks before they occur, the underlying causes of ISIS’s success must be addressed
Matthew Shadle

Book review: The modern martyrs we’ve already forgotten

Behind his roll-call of heroic individuals, The God of the Gulag shows how communism finally died from within
Francis Phillips