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✣   highlights from the week online diagnosing the devil a psychiatrist, dr richard gallagher, wrote in the washington post about demon...

The big story of the past seven days

✣  sspx claims francis is encouraging error what happened? the society of st pius x (sspx) accused pope francis of spreading confusion ...

A Catholic remedy for the left’s woes

when asked to describe the eu referendum’s impact on national politics, jon cruddas doesn’t hold back. “the debate around brexit and its out...

Church mourns after week of terror

pope francis has prayed for the victims of devastating terrorist attacks in iraq, bangladesh and turkey. speaking to the faithful in st pete...

Care home is fined for refusing euthanasia

judges in belgium have fined a catholic nursing home for refusing to perform euthanasia on a lung cancer patient on its premises. the st aug...

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...

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...

Brexit ‘won’t affect pilgrimages’

a pilgrimage director has dismissed claims that pilgrimages to lourdes will be detrimentally affected by britain’s withdrawal from the europ...

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”,...

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...