Georgetown Visitation alumnae respond to ‘heartbreaking betrayal’
Former students criticised the decision announce the same-sex legal unions of graduates in its alumni magazine
Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit came as fire, not a schedule
Pope Francis warned churches against doing too much organisation without leaving room for ‘spontaneity’
Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/05/19
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Argentinian doctor convicted of refusing to perform abortion
Dr Leandro Rodríguez Lastra faces up to two years in prison
Iraqi Christians need urgent aid, archbishop tells Britain’s foreign secretary
Archbishop Warda says that, with the exception of Hungary, Western governments have failed to help
Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/05/19
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Pope prays for Spanish missionary beheaded in Central African Republic
Sister Inés Nieves Sancho, 77, was killed outside her convent in Nola on May 20
Archbishop Gregory pledges openness at ‘defining moment’ in Washington archdiocese
‘Our recent sorrow and shame do not define us,’ the archbishop said
Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/05/19
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Severely disabled French man returned to life support
Vincent Lambert was taken off life-support on Monday before a dramatic court intervention saved his life
Pope Francis: Bishops who do not know their priests weaken the Church
‘Unfortunately, some bishops are struggling to establish acceptable relationships with their priests,’ the Pope said
Also in this issue…
Iraq’s Christians are slowly coming home, but they face grave new threats
The country’s Christian community is still in mortal danger. They need our help more than ever
Democratic governor of Louisiana says he will sign heartbeat bill
John Bel Edwards, a Catholic, said he supports the bill to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected
A scientist who had the ‘gift of tears’ will be beatified tomorrow
Guadalupe Ortiz will be the first lay member of Opus Dei to be declared Blessed
‘Good afternoon, fellow fanatics!’ What I saw at the March for Life
Why did 5,000 march? ‘To give the unborn a voice’
Meet the evangelists saving souls in Wall Street
In the heart of New York’s financial district, Stephen F Auth went from managing money to missionary work
Has Pope Francis just ruled out women deacons?
More study needed, but for now it “does not proceed”
Jean Vanier taught my family about becoming human and becoming holy
When we adopted two disabled children, it taught us how to love
How one Catholic’s loneliness found expression in poetry
A new book argues that Elizabeth Jennings was one of last century’s most important writers
A luminous example of the Gospel: in memory of Jean Vanier
His was the best example in the modern world of living through Gospel values
Editor’s Picks
Is pro-choice activism taking an aggressive new turn?
A Pennsylvania state representative plays the ‘shame’ game
Why a papal press conference ‘upset the faithful’ in Croatia
Croatians are ‘agitated’ by papal comments about a war-time Blessed
Church officials disagree over the EU’s future
Bishops fear new radical parties will undermine the EU project
‘Censorship zones prevent real choice’: the battle over pro-life vigils
A London council faces a High Court challenge over its ‘buffer zone’ ruling
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Life & Soul
Arts and Books
Kociejowski’s poems are an antidote to the dumbing down of modern life
Ian Thomson praises the hushed intensity of Marius Kociejowski’s poems
Why was Britain’s elite willing to swallow Hitler’s lies?
It took far too long to grasp his unique evil, says Thelma Lovell
An island of saints and scholars seized by technocrats and wonks
A searing memoir offers an astonishing vision of national renewal, says Michael Duggan
