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Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/09/16

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

Mexican prosecutor says two murdered priests knew their attackers

Parishioners reject claims Fr Alejo Nabor Jimenez and Fr Alfredo Suarez de la Cruz had been drinking with their killers

Associated Press

Eight Christians killed leaving church as violence escalates in Nigeria

Analysts are warning that a leadership struggle among Islamist groups could lead to more killings

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Two priests found dead after being kidnapped in Mexico

Fr Alejo Nabor Jimenez Juarez and Fr Jose Alfredo Juarez de la Cruz were dragged at gunpoint out of a church in Poza Rica

Associated Press

Mexico: The world’s most dangerous place to be a priest

Dozens of priests have either died or vanished without trace in the country in the past 25 years

Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/09/16

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

Ignore the misleading headlines: the remarried cannot ‘now receive Communion’

The Church's teaching has been consistent from the early Church to modern Popes. Last week's events didn't change it

Heart of Padre Pio to be displayed in America

It will be the first time the relic has left Italy

Associated Press

Australian bishops ask faithful to reject ageism

The bishops have released a document emphasising that old age will come to us all

Catholic News Service

Prominent exorcist, who criticised Harry Potter and yoga, dies at 91

Fr Gabriele Amorth said he faced true demonic possession about 100 times

Associated Press