Pope Francis

Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/02/17

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

Francis becomes first pope to visit Rome's Anglican church

Pope says Anglicans and Catholics must be 'always more liberated from our respective prejudices from the past'

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Sorry, Fr Sosa, but we must take Jesus literally on marriage

The Church has been 'discerning' about Christ's teaching for two millennia. There is only one possible conclusion

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

First books of the Bible show God's love for humanity, says Francis

The Pope told Jewish scholars that the Torah showed 'paths of goodness [that we] must walk together'

Football, like life, requires thinking of others, Pope tells Villarreal team

Pope Francis met Villarreal ahead of their cup match in Rome

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/02/17

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

Jesus is severe with Christians who lead a double life, says Francis

Their lives cause scandal, the Pope said, and lead people to say 'it would be better to be an atheist'

Junno Arocho Esteves

The papal almoner goes on a shopping spree in earthquake-hit central Italy

Mgr Konrad Krajewski will donate his shopping bags – filled with cheese and prosciutto – to soup kitchens in Rome

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