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Irish Church facing 'persecution' and 'hostility', bishops warn

'You will feel the anger and hostility people have for the church in general directed at you,' one new priest was told

How a dying monk inspired Cardinal Sarah to embrace silence

The Cardinal 'recognised an ardent soul, a hidden saint, a great friend of God' in the monk who had lost the ability to speak

Francis Phillips

Murdered archbishop to become Lithuania's first beatified Soviet-era martyr

Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis will be the first Lithuanian beatified on native soil

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Pope gives priests 30 days to accept bishop or face suspension

Clergy in Nigerian diocese must write to Holy Father asking for forgiveness by July 9

Babies recognise faces while still in the womb, research shows

Unborn babies were more likely to turn their heads in response to face-like shapes

Remains of African-American slave moved to Denver cathedral in step towards sainthood

US bishops voted to allow that Julia Greeley, a Missouri-born domestic worker, be investigated for a possible sainthood

Associated Press

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The abuse crisis made Catholicism confront its dark side. Terrorism should do the same for Islam

We do a better service to Muslims by forcing them to confront the dark side of their community

Fr David Palmer

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