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The unseen Paul VI: an introvert who wore chains beneath his robes

History will judge Blessed Paul kindly, for his courage and his deep prayerfulness

Francis Phillips

Latin Patriarchate says new Israeli settlement law 'further eliminates hopes of peace'

Holy Land Church warns of 'serious consequences' of law passed by Israeli Knesset this week

Judith Sudilovsky

Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/02/17

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

Cardinal Pell clashes with Greens amid row over abuse inquiry

The party has an 'anti-religion agenda', Cardinal Pell's spokesman says after it demanded he return to Australia

Madeleine Teahan

Harry Mount: The recipe for genius - keeping busy

one of david hockney’s favourite quotations is from tchaikovsky – “inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” the quote...

Iraqi archbishop to help ISIS victims go home

archbishop bashar warda of erbil has unveiled plans to provide a future for iraq’s displaced christians – despite fresh reports showing the ...

Breakthrough in communist Vietnam

an american archbishop has joined his counterparts in vietnam to mark the opening of the first college-level catholic school in the country ...

Eating your way to happiness

carmine pariante may be the most important scientist you’ve never heard of. he is a professor of biological psychiatry at king’s college, lo...

Fine art: The hi-tech artist who had no time for 'taste'

to stay ahead of the pack, you’ve got to keep moving. taste doesn’t matter to you, because taste is what people who watch care about. all yo...

A biblical warning for an age of despots

1 & 2 samuel: a kingdom comes by david firth, t&t bloomsbury, £14.99 ‘the process of reading involves a dialogue between the text an...