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Comments of the week

what’s behind the bma’s abortion vote sir – i was disappointed but hardly surprised when the british medical association voted in favour of ...
The Catholic Herald

Saint of the week Clelia Barbieri (July 13)

a devout childhood as a little girl growing up in 1850s bologna, clelia barbieri asked: “mother, how can i become a saint?” mrs barbieri’s r...
Staff Reporter

Pictures of the week

1 archbishop bernard longley has ordained seven deacons, for the dioceses of birmingham, brentwood, cardiff, hallam, menevia and salford, at...
The Catholic Herald

Will Catholics be branded ‘extremists’?

straight after the incident outside finsbury park mosque in the early hours of june 19, when a man drove a van into a crowd of muslims, ther...
Dennis Sewell

Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who headed the Vatican press office for 22 years, has died

Navarro-Valls, the first lay journalist to hold the position, overhauled the Vatican press office
Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/07/17

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

Charlie Gard cannot be moved to Vatican hospital, Boris Johnson says

The foreign secretary said the terminally ill child cannot leave Great Ormond Street Hospital for legal reasons
Staff Reporter

Cardinal Joachim Meisner, one of the four 'dubia' cardinals, has died aged 83

Cardinal Meisner, who was Archbishop of Cologne for 25 years, was one of the four cardinals who submitted the 'dubia' to Pope Francis
Staff Reporter

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/07/17

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

French bishop urges Macron not to 'reopen divisions' by allowing assisted procreation for lesbian couples

Archbishop of Rennes Mgr Pierre d'Ornellas said such a decision could cause similar social divisions to the same-sex marriage vote in 2013
Staff Reporter