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Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/01/20

bishop nelson perez is the new archbishop of philadelphia , reports rocco palmo. cardinal jorge mario bergoglio defended the jesuits from a ...
Luke Coppen

The case for suppressing the Legion of Christ

the legion of christ is back in the news, with ap reporting on a gruesome story in mexico, not only of abuse and cover-up, but also of failu...
Christopher R. Altieri

Pro-life midwifery student banned from work placement demands apology

an undergraduate student on a midwife programme was barred from a placement in a hospital, reportedly due to her pro-life beliefs. the decis...
Catholic News Agency

Trump declares January 22 'National Sanctity of Human Life Day'

us president donald trump has declared january 22 to be national sanctity of human life day, in a proclamation signed monday. “on national s...
Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/01/20

a bishop has offered to mediate between ireland’s feuding gangs. an indian archbishop has said he is “terribly shocked” by the desecration o...
Luke Coppen

The enduring strength of Les Murray's marriage

i have been reading flight from the brothers grimm: a european-australian memoir by valerie murray, published in 1916 by books unleashed. va...
Francis Phillips

Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/01/20

pope francis has condemned the "barbaric resurgence" of anti-semitism. politicians blocking the formation of a new lebanese government lack ...
Luke Coppen

1 of 4 kidnapped Nigerian seminarians released after suffering serious injuries

a nigerian seminarian who was abducted this month was freed by his kidnappers after 10 days in captivity. three seminarians kidnapped with h...
The Catholic Herald

On St. Sebastian’s feast day, this Spanish town pummels men dressed as monsters with turnips

every year on the feast of st. sebastian, a young man from the spanish village of piornal dons a suit covered in colourful strips of cloth. ...
Mary Farrow/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/01/20

like st john the baptist, we should not assume that "we already know everything" about jesus, pope francis said at yesterday's angelus ( ful...
Luke Coppen