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My mother was advised to abort me, says Cardinal Burke in new book

The cardinal said the devil tries to sow doubt in Catholics' minds about defending human life publicly

Names of signatories to Amoris Laetitia letter revealed

The letter asks the cardinals to request a clarification from the Pope that some interpretations of Amoris Laetitia are heretical

Venezuela's government accepts proposal for Vatican mediation in crisis

Opposition leader Ernesto Samper will ask Pope Francis to send a representative to the country

Associated Press

Heading to World Youth Day for a celebration of love and unity

After hearing the testimonies of friends who went to Rio in 2013, I was adamant that I would make the somewhat shorter journey to Krakow

Pope condemns 'acts of terrorism and violence' in Munich and Kabul

Francis asked the faithful in St Peter's Square to pray that 'the Lord might inspire in everyone intentions of goodness and fraternity'

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Pope issues rules to help contemplative women be beacons for the world

Every institute of contemplative women religious will have to revise its constitutions in light of the new document

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/07/16

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Pope Francis marries young deaf couple at chapel in his own residence

The Pope last presided over a wedding two years ago

Catholic News Service

The martyrs of Communism are the modern equivalents of St Perpetua

The author of a new study of Communist persecution tells me why these stories must be kept alive

Francis Phillips