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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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Pope says Christmas shows God’s will to save people from sin
Wednesday, 28 December 2011Pope says Jesus is ‘the hand God extends to humanity’
‘The greatest gift is Jesus Christ’
Friday, 23 December 2011English archbishops and a Scottish cardinal offer their Christmas greetings to readers of the Herald
Full text: The Pope’s address to the Roman Curia
Thursday, 22 December 2011Pope recalls ‘unforgettable moment’ of Eucharistic Adoration in Hyde Park
Charlie Sheen stepped in to save The Way, says father
Wednesday, 21 December 2011Martin Sheen says that without his son Charlie the film would not have reached US audiences
Archbishop: every Czech should honour Václav Havel
Wednesday, 21 December 2011Archbishop of Prague pays tribute to ‘friend and fellow prisoner’ who led Czech Republic for 10 years
Bishops welcome Government assurance on civil unions
Tuesday, 20 December 2011Government Minister says that no churches or other religious premises will be forced to host civil partnership ceremonies
Marianne Cope and ‘Lily of the Mohawks’ to be canonised
Tuesday, 20 December 2011Pope Benedict XVI advances Causes of 20 men and women and recognises 64 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Prayer should always include praise, says Pope
Wednesday, 14 December 2011At his general audience Benedict XVI says prayer should not just be a request for God to fulfil one’s wishes
Church should fear sin of members more than persecution, says Pope
Thursday, 8 December 2011Benedict XVI told crowds in Rome that the Church will always end up victorious against persecution
Visionary who reported eight apparitions of Mary dies aged 90
Wednesday, 7 December 2011Mariette Beco had the visions in 1933 in the small town of Banneux in Belgium
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