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Standing on new borders

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Fr Ronald Rolheiser

The Holy Family is a bright light in dark times, cardinal says

Cardinal Oswald Gracias told Catholics to stand firm amid attacks on the family

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

After grand jury report, new allegations raised in Pennsylvania

The new allegations go back as far as the 1940s

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/08/18

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Cardinal Nichols 'utterly ashamed' over Church abuse scandal

The cardinal said that 'as a Father in this House' he bore 'the direct responsibility' to protect the household from harm

St Mary's shows a Catholic university can flourish in Britain

Higher education is a ruthlessly competitive business, but St Mary's shows Catholicism and higher education go hand in hand

Margaret Thatcher's Christian values are all too often forgotten

No politician today would dare voice Thatcher's views on the family

Francis Phillips

Slovak teen to be beatified as a martyr to purity

Anna Kolesarova's 'heroic testimony' is something every Catholic can aspire to, said Archbishop Bernard Bober

Jonathan Luxmoore

'This is for all the kids!': innocent priest attacked in sacristy

Fr Basil Hutsko, who is not suspected of abuse, was knocked unconscious by an unknown attacker

Catholic News Service

Pope Francis calls for 'unity and reconciliation' in video message to Ireland

The Pope released the video in the run-up to the World Meeting of Families