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Vatican officials reject nuncio’s ‘corruption’ charge
Sunday, 5 February 2012Statement makes unusually public rebuke of a high-ranking colleague
Benedict XVI performed exorcism in St Peter’s Square, claims priest
Friday, 3 February 2012
Exorcist Fr Gabriele Amorth claims that papal blessing released two men from possession
Welsh leaders oppose ‘presumed consent’ for organ donations
Friday, 3 February 2012
Church leaders in Wales have criticised government plans to introduce presumed consent for organ donation.
Bishops who mishandle abuse must be accountable, says Vatican official
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Mgr Scicluna says existing canon law should be used to punish Church leaders who are negligent
Benedict XVI: Do not be indifferent to the fate of others
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
In his Lenten message the Pope warns against ‘spiritual anaesthesia’ which numbs people to suffering
Abuse victim tells bishops of her suffering
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
In her address Marie Collins calls for stronger penalties for bishops and other Church leaders who cover up abuse
Catholic MP: thousands of Christians may be killed if Assad regime falls
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Edward Leigh says that Christians have found an ‘oasis of relative calm’ under the ‘nasty’ regime
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Ordinariate prepares for new groups as it marks first anniversary
Monday, 16 January 2012Mgr Keith Newton says that new groups will join at Easter
Eucharist gives strength to those who are weak and weary, says Pope
Wednesday, 11 January 2012Benedict XVI says the Eucharist transforms our lives ‘despite our weakness and infidelity’
Bishop asks for hour of Confession every week in Lent
Wednesday, 11 January 2012Bishop of Lancaster says every church in the diocese will be open for Confession on Wednesday evenings
Pope condemns persecution of Christians
Monday, 9 January 2012In his address to diplomats Benedict XVI laments violent attacks on Christians as well as efforts to push religion out of the public sphere
Benedict XVI names 22 new cardinals
Friday, 6 January 2012Pope gives red hat to Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York
Vatican to issue recommendations for celebrating Year of Faith
Thursday, 5 January 2012Vatican congregation says the Year will focus on Christ and ‘the beauty of having faith in him’
Pope urges priests to administer Sacrament of the Sick more often
Thursday, 5 January 2012In his message for the World Day of the Sick Benedict XVI says the sacrament deserves ‘greater consideration’
Paralysed priest walks again after ‘miracle’
Wednesday, 4 January 2012American priest who was paralysed from the chest down defies doctors’ predictions after praying to a 19th-century Blessed
Pope creates ordinariate in America for ex-Anglicans
Sunday, 1 January 2012Fr Jeffrey Steenson will lead the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter
Pope will visit Mexico in March, spokesman confirms
Thursday, 29 December 2011Benedict XVI will make four-day visit to the country
Comment & Blogs
Today's Catholic must-reads: 08/02/12
By Luke Coppen
Dickens is disappointingly thin - give me AN Wilson anytime
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
If a woman is a priest, she can also be a bishop: if she’s not, she can’t. Either way, there is now only one way out for Catholic Anglicans: it’s over the Tiber
By William Oddie
More than any monarch, Queen Elizabeth II understands the spiritual element of her coronation oath
By Francis Phillips
Despite reports of violence, I feel totally safe walking around Mexico
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/02/12
By Luke Coppen
Is the ‘anthropogenic global warming’ consensus on the point of collapse? If so, this is just the right time for Chris Huhne to leave the Government
By William Oddie
Smacking laws are unworkable products of Left-wing middle class diktat
By Francis Phillips