Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in St Petersburg yesterday (AP)
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Pope Francis has urged G20 leaders to abandon “the futile pursuit of a military solution” in Syria in a letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin (full text).
Vatican Archbishop Dominque Mamberti briefed 71 ambassadors to the Holy See about Syria yesterday (video).
The Pope’s next encyclical, reportedly called Blessed Are the Poor, will “define our stance on poverty”, Maltese Cardinal Prosper Grech has said.
Bishop Robert Lynch has suggested that the American Church “gave President George W Bush largely a free pass on Iraq“.
Michael Peppard posts a host of links to recent American Catholic commentary on Syria.
Sandro Magister reflects on the detente between Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and liberation theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez.
And enterprising radio host Lino Rulli makes the case for his own canonisation on the same day as Blessed John Paul II (video).
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A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Pope Francis has urged G20 leaders to abandon “the futile pursuit of a military solution” in Syria in a letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin (full text).
Vatican Archbishop Dominque Mamberti briefed 71 ambassadors to the Holy See about Syria yesterday (video).
The Pope’s next encyclical, reportedly called Blessed Are the Poor, will “define our stance on poverty”, Maltese Cardinal Prosper Grech has said.
Bishop Robert Lynch has suggested that the American Church “gave President George W Bush largely a free pass on Iraq“.
Michael Peppard posts a host of links to recent American Catholic commentary on Syria.
Sandro Magister reflects on the detente between Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and liberation theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez.
And enterprising radio host Lino Rulli makes the case for his own canonisation on the same day as Blessed John Paul II (video).
Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day
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Luke Coppen is editor of The Catholic Herald.
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Archbishop Dominque Mamberti, Bishop Robert Lynch, Blessed Are the Poor, Cardinal Prosper Grech, encyclical, G20 summit, George W Bush, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Liberation Theology, Lino Rulli, Michael Peppard, ongregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis, Sandro Magister, Syria, Vladimir Putin
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