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✣ highlights from the week online francis’s bishops: an uneasy relationship the pope is hoping to reshape the church with the support of bis...

Egypt grieves as 26 Christians are shot dead

christians in egypt are getting used to “this idea that we could be a martyr at any moment”, a spokesman for the nation’s catholic bishops h...

Pope: there is an illness in businesses today

strong businesses that care about workers as well as profits are essential for a thriving democracy, pope francis has told steel workers in ...

Melania Trump is a Catholic, says White House

united states first lady melania trump is a practising catholic, her spokeswoman has confirmed. mrs trump’s visit to the vatican sparked spe...

Brothers face backlash over euthanasia

the catholic bishops of belgium have said they oppose euthanasia for mentally ill patients, saying such a step “attacks the very foundations...

In brief

archbishop criticises trump’s budget plan archbishop joseph kurtz of louisville, kentucky, has said donald trump’s proposed cuts to aid prog...

The Lib Dems take global responsibilities seriously

this is one of a series of articles in which representatives of the main parties make their pitch for the catholic vote. liberal democrats a...

The trials of Ethiopian Catholics

ethiopia is one of the earliest cradles of christianity, the second nation after armenia to adopt christianity as a state religion. but cath...

Mary Kenny: ‘Not in our name’ - a sentiment that saves lives

andy burnham, the new mayor of manchester, who coped so gracefully with the aftermath of the terrible atrocity at the manchester arena, said...

Comments of the week

it is sentimentalism to trivialise evil sir – it is disappointing to see melanie mcdonagh fall prey to the new theological sentimentalism in...

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