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Martyrdoms that could rival any horror film

Virginia Rounding's account of Henry VIII's sadism is unremittingly gory but scholarly and well-written, says Simon Caldwell

Will anyone rein in the IVF industry?

Women are being persuaded to donate or 'share' their eggs in return for cheaper IVF treatment. But the personal cost can be high

Philippa Taylor

Will anyone rein in the IVF industry?

fertility clinics love to line their walls with photographs of beautiful newborn babies, their “success stories”. ivf has enabled babies to ...

Philippa Taylor

Christians in the Middle East need your help, says priest who survived kidnap ordeal

In a video appeal Fr Douglas Bazi has asked for urgent funds to help save Christianity in the region

Josephine von Dohlen

Philippines military asks Facebook to remove video of church desecration

Officials have also urged people not to share the video, saying the militants sought to fan hatred between Christians and Muslims

Associated Press

Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/06/17

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

If Jeremy Corbyn is prime minister on Friday, I'll eat my clerical collar

If I were a betting man, I would be putting money on a Conservative majority of seventy seats

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

'Signs of torture' found on body of bishop who allegedly committed suicide

Bishop Jean-Marie Benoit Bala of Bafia disappeared last week

Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/06/17

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