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prayers mark abortion provider’s ‘birthday’ a prayer vigil has been held at the headquarters of the international planned parenthood federat...

Against the iconoclasts

there are currently numerous initiatives around the globe to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the protestant reformation. in estonia, as...

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The big story of the past seven days

✣   clinton’s right-hand man tried to start church ‘revolution’ what happened? hillary clinton’s campaign chief john podesta helped to ...

The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣   highlights from the week online an unsentimental writer’s love of god at first thoughts, william doino jr reviewed uncommon grace, ...

Russian patriarch’s royal audience is criticised

hundreds of people gathered in london’s russian orthodox cathedral on sunday to witness the consecration of the building, conducted by patri...

Big tax victory for homelessness charity

the catholic homeless charity anchor house has won a major battle against hm revenue and customs concerning a vat bill. the decision means t...

Thirty months on, Boko Haram frees 21 girls

catholic leaders have welcomed the release of 21 girls kidnapped by boko haram, and urged the nigerian government to prioritise the release ...

Jesuits turn to Venezuela for leader

fr arturo sosa abascal has been voted the next superior general of the society of jesus. the venezuelan becomes the 30th successor of jesuit...

The fall and rise of Pakistani Catholics

last week, one of the most long-awaited court rulings in pakistan’s modern history was delayed. asia bibi, a christian woman, stands accused...

Libby Purves: What I owe my ‘crazy’ nuns

i sometimes get into quite heated arguments about nuns. the problem occurs when i meet fellow 1960s women who went to bad convent schools. t...