US deacon cured of spinal disorder after praying to Cardinal Newman will be personal guest of archbishop
Bishop Malcolm McMahon will be joined by media spokesman Jack Valero and Fr Stephen Wang, dean of studies at Allen Hall

Two brothers charged with distributing anti-Islamic pamphlets are killed as they arrive in court
Police confirm they are monitoring extremist websites after an Islamist group in Birmingham urged Muslims to confront the Pope

The Pope’s speech at St Mary’s Twickenham will be followed by students in Catholic schools via the internet

Miles Jesu founder suffered from serious mental and physical health problems

Auxiliary Bishop Andreas Abouna , ordained by Pope John Paul II in 2003, died in Iraq

Pope Benedict XVI will use the Popemobile during parts of his tour in Britain so that more people can greet him

Fr Patrick Peyton a step closer to canonisation
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This week, we profile Brother Paul McAuley, the English missionary risking all to defend the Amazon Indians; Dominic Scarborough explains why Benedict XVI takes a tough line on dissent; Mary Kenny notes that atheist states launched the fiercest persecutions of homosexuals; and Jonathan Wright wonders if human rights really are a Christian invention. Plus, Stuart Reid takes a nostalgic walk through Hampstead in the footsteps of Evelyn Waugh.
Angelo Stagnaro arrives weary but elated at Santiago de Compostela after a mentally and physically taxing journey

Bishop Daly, a Bloody Sunday survivor, tells Rory Fitzgerald that Northern Ireland needs a truth and reconciliation commission

The Counter-Reformation shows us how to ‘detoxify the brand’ of Catholicism

Meet the Maltese priest at the heart a sting operation which saved a precious painting of St Jerome

Anna Arco visits the thriving Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate in Cornwall who follow an arduous daily routine of work and prayer
Comment & Blogs
Archbishop Bernard Longley: Beatification of Newman
By Anna Arco
Let’s stop hissing and spitting over the Pope’s visit
By Stuart Reid
It’s time for Government to stop getting in your way
By Greg Clark MP
A Muslim MP fears Islamist violence at Cofton Park
By William Oddie
Who will be our next ambassador to the Holy See?
By Edward Pentin
Morning Catholic must-reads: 30/07/10
By Luke Coppen
Roger Scruton is right to be suspicious of utopian thinking
By Ed West
We do have a part to play in the Pope’s protection
By William Oddie