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Vatican offers help to the homeless on the streets of Rome

Thermal sleeping bags were distributed to some rough sleepers

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The Magi embody all those who long for God, says Pope Francis

On the feast of the Epiphany Francis said the Wise Men were 'guided by an inner restlessness'

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/01/17

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To rebuild you need hope, not optimism, Pope tells earthquake survivors

Pope Francis greeted thousands of Italian earthquake survivors at the Vatican

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Ten stories to watch in 2017

last year proved beyond all doubt that journalists are terrible at predicting the future. few commentators foresaw brexit, the emergence of ...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣  francis orders inquiry into order of malta row what happened? pope francis has ordered an inquiry after a controversy broke out at t...

Kidnapped priest in desperate appeal to Pope

a video has emerged of salesian fr tom uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped by terrorists last year, in which the priest appeals for his release. t...

China tells bishops: follow socialism, not Rome

a leading chinese politician has told the country’s catholics to promote socialism and keep their distance from rome. speaking after a meeti...

Cause opens for mystic who bore stigmata

the diocese of youngstown, ohio, has formally opened the cause of the woman who inspired mother angelica to become a nun. more than 1,000 pe...