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Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/05/13

Pope Francis greets the Italian bishops in St Peter's Basilica (AP)

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Pope Benedict didn’t finish his final encyclical. His first, Deus Caritas Est, was started by Pope John Paul: couldn’t Pope Francis complete his last?

Pope Francis greets the Pope Emeritus at Castel Gandolfo (CNS)

Even better; we now have two popes: why not the first joint papal document?

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/05/13

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Today’s Catholic must-reads: 22/05/13

Pope Francis arrives for the general audience this morning (AP)

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

A sobering book that explores the pain and grief caused by abortion

Pro-life protestors at a vigil in Dublin

Anne R Lastman’s Redeeming Grief avoids politicising abortion debate

Religious persecution has existed through the ages. We must continue to fight it, and take it as a compliment

A painting by Mexican artist Martha Orozco featuring six priests canonised by Pope John Paul II in 2000

As the sacrifice of the Mexican martyrs shows, anti-Catholicism will always rebound on itself

The blind pro-life activist who puts Britain’s feminists to shame

Chen Guangcheng pictured in Washington DC in January Photo: CNS

Chinese human rights campaigner Chen Guangcheng exposes western hypocrisy about abortion

Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/05/13

Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako (AP)

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Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about

Francis Maude (Photo: PA)

Politicians like Francis Maude think the party should cling to the ‘spirit of the age’. Come the election they may be in for a shock

What is the Church doing about Cardinal O’Brien?

Cardinal Keith O'Brien – how is the Church dealing with complaints? AP Photo

This is not the time for Catholics to circle the wagon