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Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/10/18

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Letters from the Synod-2018: October 19

Reports and Commentary, from Rome and Elsewhere, on the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Xavier Rynne II

Pope Francis says he is open to visiting North Korea

The remark was made to South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in

Junno Arocho Esteves

St Paul VI saved my son

The isolated, gloomy Pontiff is a sympathetic figure - and I have an extra reason to be grateful to him

Matthew Walther

The big story of the past seven days

✣ pope accepts cardinal wuerl’s resignation what happened? pope francis accepted the resignation of cardinal donald wuerl as archbishop of w...

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online should pope francis go to pyongyang? is a papal visit to north korea a good idea? that was the question as...

In brief

chicago cardinal: accused bishops must cede authority to lay people catholic bishops must renounce some of the authority they have over thei...

Bishops: Robert Graves’s synod

the gathering in rome is intent on keeping up the appearance of debate what are they on about? that is the question a lot of people are aski...

Christopher R. Altieri

Pakistan: Waiting for justice

asia bibi’s family are anxiously anticipating the supreme court’s verdict asia bibi has been on death row for eight years. while she has rem...

Diary: by Harry Mount

ever since 1984, when i went to westminster school, i have explored the hidden corners of st james’s park. the park is tiny – only 57 acres ...