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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

For goodness' sake, let's learn to reverence the name of God

the first time i heard the holy name uttered this week was as i stood in a packed bus during my morning commute into glasgow’s city centre. ...
The Catholic Herald

Report: Around the world, 260 million Christians face persecution

christian persecution around the world is a growing problem, says a new report from an agency that documents abuses against christians acros...
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