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Pope Francis greets sister of slain French priest
April 27, 2017
Christians need the heroic witness of those who stand up to hatred even when it means giving up their lives, Pope Francis has said. At Rome’s Basilica of St Bartholomew, a shrine to modern martyrs, Pope Francis presided over an evening prayer service honouring Christians killed under Nazism, communism, dictatorships and terrorism. “These teach us
Stay away from Rome, ex-Grand Master told
April 27, 2017
A papal delegate has told the former Grand Master of the Order of Malta to stay away from Rome for the election of his successor, due to take place this weekend. In a letter dated April 15, the Pope’s special delegate to the Order of Malta, Archbishop Angelo Becciu, said that many in the order
Lower the abortion time limit, pro-life MPs urge
April 27, 2017
Pro-life MPs have called for reform of the abortion law after new statistics showed that babies born at 23 weeks have a one-in-three chance of survival. The 23-week survival rate in England and Wales was 23 per cent in 2010 and fell to 20 per cent in 2011, but has since risen, calling into question
Scottish Catholics ‘to overtake Presbyterians’
April 27, 2017
Catholicism is likely to become the largest churchgoing denomination in Scotland, according to new projections. Figures from the 2016 Scottish Church Census reveal that the Catholic Church and Church of Scotland make up 35 per cent of the church-going population, but that the Catholic proportion is expanding. The report found 135,600 weekly Catholic Mass attenders
The big story of the past seven days
April 27, 2017
✣ Lib Dem leader under fire over beliefs What happened? The Christian leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron, has come under fire for appearing to dodge the question of whether he thinks same-sex acts are sinful. Several interviewers have asked him whether he believes gay sex is a sin; Farron has said he will not answer
Pope Francis delivers surprise speech to TED conference
April 26, 2017
'No one is an island,' the Pope told the conference via a video message
New statistics on premature births expose outdated abortion law, say pro-life MPs
April 21, 2017
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that babies born at 23 weeks have a one in three chance of survival
Catholic deacon given job of hermit at 350-year-old cliffside retreat
April 21, 2017
Stan Vanuytrecht beat 50 applicants to win the role and occupy one of the last hermitages in central Europe
Widow of Palm Sunday martyr says she forgives ISIS attacker
April 21, 2017
In an interview on Egyptian television, she said: 'I’m not angry at the one who did this, I am telling him, may God forgive you'
Catholics to become largest group of churchgoers in Scotland
April 21, 2017
Researcher says that, if trends continue, more Catholics than Presbyterians will be in church on Sunday
What’s inside this week’s magazine
April 20, 2017
Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald
Why are Mexican teenagers so happy? The Catholic sense of community, says OECD chief
April 20, 2017
Gabriela Ramos said the religiosity of countries such as Mexico and Poland contributed to general levels of happiness
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