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Two nuns found dead in their Mississippi home

The bodies of two nuns who served their community 'faithfully for many years' have been found at their home in Mississippi

Associated Press

Iranian and US Religious leaders condemn terrorism in joint declaration

US bishops and Iranian religious leaders vow to work together to fight extremism

Catholic News Service

What's inside this week's magazine?

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald

Trustees agree to protect whistleblowers at Irish national seminary

Maynooth is under scrutiny after misgivings about the life and governance of the institution

Catholic News Service

The Pope reaches out to America

The appointment of Bishop Farrell suggests the Pope wants the Church in the US to move away from confrontation and towards dialogue

Britain's Ordinariate is in peril. Here is how to save it

Hostility from the authorities, and apathy from its own clergy, have put the Ordinariate’s future in danger. But there could be a simple solution

Damian Thompson

The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣   highlights from the week online prepare for persecution under the stark headline “comfort catholicism has to go; it is time to prep...

The big story of the past seven days

✣   death toll mounts in philippines drugs war what happened? pope francis has named bishop kevin j farrell of dallas to lead the vatic...

Colombian parents win concessions

bishops in colombia have welcomed their government’s decision not to promote or implement gender ideology in schools following mass protests...