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Priest shot dead by Islamists in Egypt's Sinai region

Officials say a priest was gunned down while walking in the city of el-Arish

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Lectio Divina

luke 10:1-12, 17-20 1 after this the lord chose another 72 men and sent them out two by two, to go ahead of him to every town and place wher...

Mgr Anthony Abela

Television: Who won the debates – Punch or Judy?

i know, i know: the last thing you want to think about now is the eu referendum. but i write this column before the week to come... so this ...

Patriarchs agree to meet regularly

in the final message of the pan-orthodox council, more than 200 bishops from 10 churches affirmed their full unity with one another and with...

Pope: we ought to apologise to gay people

christians must ask forgiveness for ways they have discriminated against gay people or fostered hostility towards them, pope francis has sai...

Pope: something isn’t working in ‘unwieldy’ EU

pope francis has called for the european union to come up with new creative ways to stay together following britain’s planned exit, saying i...

Mary Kenny: A time to heal

there’s a chapter in the book of ecclesiastes which is often read at funerals and the committal of ashes, and which begins: “to every thing ...

What Catholics must do after Orlando

during his recent visit to armenia, pope francis spoke of the need for christians to be active peacemakers in the midst of conflict. peacema...