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✣ highlights from the week online rome must beware anglican-style dialogue at his patheos.com blog, fr dwight longenecker asked whether “the...

US archbishop appointed nuncio to Great Britain

a 72-year-old american archbishop who has served as nuncio to bangladesh, zimbabwe and the philippines has been appointed the holy see’s amb...

Pope to faithful: be instruments of Christ

jesus is the risen shepherd who takes upon his shoulders “our brothers and sisters crushed by evil in all its varied forms”, pope francis ha...

Beware secular totalitarianism, says Bishop Egan

bishop philip egan has called for catholics to “lead the new evangelisation of our land” in a hard-hitting easter sermon at portsmouth cathe...

Cause of Fr Hamel is officially opened

the archdiocese of rouen has opened a formal inquiry into the cause for beatification of fr jacques hamel, who was killed while celebrating ...

Pope to visit Egypt despite terrorist attacks

the vatican has confirmed that pope francis will visit egypt next week despite attacks on churches that left at least 45 people dead. greg b...

EWTN chief to advise the Vatican

michael warsaw, chairman and ceo of ewtn global catholic network, has been named by pope francis as an adviser to the vatican secretariat fo...

In brief

euthanasia cases in oregon steadily rising a study in the journal jama oncology has found the number of euthanasia cases in oregon has risen...

Why do Christians in Syria back Assad?

last week sister carolin tahhan fachakh, a salesian, spoke out against us president donald trump’s decision to bomb syria. only two weeks af...

Madeleine Teahan

What happens right after we die?

as catholics, we look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the renewal of all things when christ comes again in glory. but what of th...