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Today's Catholic must-reads: 13/10/10

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Pope prays for the recovery of the Chilean miners

Pope speaks about the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners during his general audience at the Vatican

The Catholic Herald

Vatican conference for the Catholic press concludes

Over four days, 230 journalists took part in discussions about the current challenges facing the Catholic press

The Catholic Herald

Pope unveils agency to promote 'new evangelisation'

Pope Benedict XVI says new pontifical council aimed at re-evangelising the west will help 'remake the Christian fabric of society'

Good news for every blob of cells that wants to grow into a human

Stem-cell researchers achieve a breakthrough, while Woman's Hour hosts a head-to-head debate on abortion

Quentin de la Bedoyere

Pope warns of fundamentalism in the Middle East

Pope Benedict XVI warns participants at the Middle East Synod about the manifestation of new forms of slavery

The Catholic Herald

Synod opens with call for religious freedom for all in Middle East

Opening Synod statement said some countries in the Middle East limit freedom of religion and violate freedom of conscience

Reporting of abusive priest was a factor in MacKillop's excommunication, say nuns

Sisters of St Joseph, the order co-founded by Blessed Mary MacKillop, respond to claims made in controversial documentary

The Wild West of the blogosphere can revitalise the Church

The full text of Anna Arco's speech at the World Press Congress in Rome last week

Synod to study plight of Christians in Middle East

Hundreds of Church representatives from the Middle East will participate in the synod of bishops

The Catholic Herald