Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/03/11
The “moving sacrifice” of Shahbaz Bhatti should inspire others to work for religious freedom in Pakistan, Benedict XVI said at the Angelus yesterday (full text, video). Fr Michael Ryan, the driving...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 15/03/11
Cardinal Keith O’Brien has accused the British Government of pursuing an “anti-Christian foreign policy”. Caritas Japan is considering sending an “impromptu mission” to Sendai, the diocese most...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 30/01/17
If more people were poor in spirit “there would be fewer divisions, conflicts and polemics”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). The Pope has expressed alarm at the...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 09/02/17
The Holy See and China have reached “a preliminary consensus” on bishops’ appointments, Cardinal John Tong has said (full text). Cardinal George Pell’s spokesman has accused the Greens party of...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 11/09/17
The Laity Council of Ahiara diocese has rejected a papal ultimatum to recognise its new bishop. Cardinal Velasio de Paolis has died aged 81. Priestly vocations in Ireland have hit “a 222-year record...
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