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Vatican did not tell Irish bishops to cover up abuse, says spokesman

Fr Lombardi responds to furore over 1997 Vatican letter expressing concerns over 'mandatory reporting' of abuse cases

Pope calls for unity of Christians

At his weekly general audience Benedict XVI asks for prayers for Christian unity

The Catholic Herald

Ten Catholic heroes of the Holocaust

As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches, Simon Caldwell tells the remarkable stories of 10 lesser-known heroes

Jubilee for popular priest

Fr Michael Seed celebrates 25 years as a priest at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, in London

Record of papal visit delights Pope

Benedict XVI presented with official record of last year's papal visit to Britain

New Mass translation to be used in parishes from September

Bishops' conference of England and Wales announces timetable for introducing new Mass translation into parishes

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/01/11

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

Full text of decree erecting the ordinariate

The Vatican issues decree of erection for the personal ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

Ordinariate decree is made public

The decree establishes that the Ordinary, Fr Keith Newton, will be a voting member of the bishops' conference

The beatification of Pope John Paul has surprised no one: but it is a great day for the Church

By the time of his death, his greatness had become universally perceived