Catholic News

Head of French bishops welcomes Macron's election

'We must hope he succeeds for the good of our country, otherwise it will be catastrophic,' the Archbishop of Marseilles said
Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/05/17

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Luke Coppen

Egyptian Christian killed outside his barbershop

The man had was among many Christians to flee the town of El-Arish just three months earlier, but had returned to find work
Staff Reporter

82 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls released by Boko Haram

The girls were freed on Saturday in exchange for the release of five Boko Haram suspects
Associated Press

Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/05/17

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Luke Coppen

Vatican investigates Belgian order's decision to allow euthanasia in its hospitals

Cardinal Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, is reportedly looking into the case
Simon Caldwell

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/05/17

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Luke Coppen

Church leaders welcome Trump's religious freedom order

Some have warned, however, that the order does very little in practice and does not address a number of pressing questions
Catholic News Service

The next evolution

Atheists will soon start to die out, according to demographic projections. So much for 'secularisation theory'
Ed West

It's 1978 all over again

Time magazine reporting of 1978 now looks both quaint and prescient. Then, as now, everything hangs on the choice of the next pope
Damian Thompson