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Vatican newspaper praises Star Trek for offering a model of peace

L'Osservatore Romano honoured the show on its 50th anniversary

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Chinese authorities arrest Vatican-appointed bishop

Coadjutor bishop arrested before he could take control of Wenzhou diocese, reports claim

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Georgetown University is right to face up to its history of slavery – but not like this

Georgetown's apology for slavery is light on moral argument and even lighter on theology

Practical governance was not my forte, says Benedict XVI

In a book-length interview Benedict XVI says he was 'more of a professor' while Francis was a 'man of practical reform'

Catholicism’s incredible growth story

Critics keep announcing the Church's imminent demise. If only they realised that numbers have doubled since 1970 – and are still rising

The big story of the past seven days

✣   mother teresa is proclaimed a saint what happened? applause erupted in st peter’s square as pope francis canonised mother teresa on...

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✣   highlights from the week online officials 'rejected' saint mother teresa was “rejected” by the northern irish church hierarchy, acc...

Diocese seeks £2.2m to help priests in hard times

the archdiocese of southwark has hit the halfway mark in its campaign to raise £4.5 million for retired and sick clergy. the clergy support ...

Pope hails new saint as a model of mercy

pope francis hailed mother teresa as a “tireless worker of mercy” as he proclaimed her a saint on sunday. despite the formality of the occas...