Catholic Church

The Lancashire priest executed for his zeal

St Edmund Arrowsmith (August 28) was hanged, drawn and quartered and his head set upon a pike

Newman's feast day will be October 9

Pope Benedict XVI will make the announcement during the beatification Mass next month

Huw Twiston Davies

Irish faithful venerate the heart of St Camillus

Thousands pray in front of relic in Killucan, Co Westmeath

Pope calls for end to killing in Somalia

Pontiff makes plea after rebels massacre 32 people in Mogadishu hotel

Cardinal: visit will boost faith

Cardinal Keith O’Brien: Pope will remind Catholics in Britain how they should live their faith today

Lives remembered: Bishop Alexander

Bishop Mervyn Alban Alexander, eighth Bishop of Clifton, was born on June 29 1925. He died on August 14 2010, aged 85

FSSP parish offers iPhone users chance to view Mass

iPhone app provides text of the Mass that day as well as video

Comedian Frank Skinner to defend priestly celibacy in London debate

He will speak alongside Bishop Malcolm McMahon in a debate scheduled two days before the Pope's visit

Scotland unveils marble chair and altar

Stonemason says he is working ‘flat out’ to finish the project in time for papal Mass at Bellahouston Park

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/08/10

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