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Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/09/16

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

Catholics are being forced out of Iraq and Syria. The Pope's new reform could help them

Large communities of Eastern Catholics have left their homes. This motu proprio will help preserve their culture

This new attack on Humanae Vitae is either ignorant or disingenuous

Some good friends of mine have signed the Wijngaards statement. But it overlooks some basic points

Stephen Bullivant

New motu proprio on harmonizing codes of canon law: full English translation

The first English translation of the Pope's announcement on harmonising Eastern and Latin canon law. Translated by Fr James Bradley and Ed Condon

Whose legacy will last longer?

Benedict XVI favoured a slow, step-by-step approach to reform, while Francis prefers sweeping initiatives that advance quickly

Fr Raymond de Souza

The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣   highlights from the week online jobless in the curia the vatican has been re-organised, with six of its departments now compressed ...

Francis fulfils wish of teenager with cancer

pope francis administered the sacrament of confirmation to a teenage cancer patient last week. francis confirmed 16-year-old giuseppe chiolo...

Vatican-appointed bishop arrested in China

chinese authorities have arrested the coadjutor bishop of wenzhou, reportedly to stop him taking over the diocese after the death of bishop ...

Pope to bishops: look out for the Devil

the devil’s favourite weapon for destroying the church is division, pope francis has told new bishops. he told them to be careful to make su...

Caroline Wyatt: The no-nonsense saint who cared for me

the sky was an immaculate blue, and a strong september sun warmed the pilgrims squeezing into st peter’s square, burnishing the droplets fro...