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✣   highlights from the week online officials 'rejected' saint mother teresa was “rejected” by the northern irish church hierarchy, acc...

Norfolk convent nearly doubles its numbers

a norfolk convent has welcomed five prospective sisters, almost doubling its numbers. the additions to the daughters of divine charity bring...

Diocese seeks £2.2m to help priests in hard times

the archdiocese of southwark has hit the halfway mark in its campaign to raise £4.5 million for retired and sick clergy. the clergy support ...

Massacre survivor: we live or die with our poor

the only sister to have survived a terrorist attack on a missionaries of charity-run care home in yemen in march has given her testimony to ...

Religious vow to stay in South Sudan

a group of catholic missionaries are choosing to stay in south sudan even after most foreign aid workers have left. the exodus began after s...

Pope proposes care for earth as a work of mercy

pope francis has proposed adding the care of creation to the traditional list of corporal and spiritual works of mercy. as a spiritual work ...

Fr Stephen Wang: A gift from a Chinese martyr

a few weeks ago i received an unexpected package in the post. it contained two purple stoles, an alb, an amice, and an assortment of slightl...

Fr Stephen Wang

The nation where the Church keeps shrinking

even though the catholic church continues to grow worldwide, the latest annual report from the german bishops’ conference makes grim reading...

Catholicism’s incredible growth story

in many parts of the world, it’s difficult to feel optimistic about the future of the catholic church. some years ago, the american physical...

The great lie of London

at around 9pm on saturday september 1, 1666, london baker thomas farriner went to bed after a day making dry biscuits for the royal navy. fa...