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Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/02/19

pope francis is said to have declined nicolás maduro’s invitation to mediate in venezuela. french catholics have reported 10 acts of desecra...
Luke Coppen

New Mexico close to passing 'most extreme' abortion bill

since the end of january, the legislatures of new york, virginia and other states have made headlines by approving or introducing policies t...
Jacob Comello

Is King Charles I a saint?

this last january 30, i was present in london for two very interesting occurrences. the first was a wreath-laying ceremony at the equestrian...
Charles Coulombe

Pope signs decree recognising second Newman miracle

blessed john henry newman is headed for sainthood. pope francis on tuesday authorised the congregation for the causes of saints to issue a d...
Christopher R. Altieri

Bishop moves Sacrament of Confirmation back to before First Communion

bishop james wall of gallup has announced in a pastoral letter the restoration of the order of the sacraments of initiation in the mission d...
Catholic News Agency

McCarrick may be 'laicized' this week. What does that mean?

archbishop theodore mccarrick will reportedly be laicized this week, if he is found guilty of having sexually abused minors. but what does i...
JD Flynn/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/02/19

haiti’s bishops have declared that the country is “on the edge of the abyss” . a new book claims that “around 80 per cent of clerics working...
Luke Coppen

Why leading a virtuous life is the key to happiness

every theology enthusiast – i would never use the term  dork  – has, at some point, identified himself with one of two factions: t...
Michael Warren Davis

Cardinal Nichols: 'Illegal or immoral pleasure' allows modern slavery to flourish

people have become unwittingly reliant on modern slavery for cheap goods and illicit pleasures, cardinal vincent nichols has said. warn...
Catholic News Service

New York archdiocese responds to Cardinal Spellman groping allegation

the archdiocese of new york has said it had only recently learned of an allegation that the deeply influential cardinal francis spellman gro...
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