Pope Francis: Wasting food shows a lack of concern for others
Pontiff addresses members of the Federation of European Food Banks
Pope Francis tells medical professionals to defend life
The Holy Father also criticised the ‘corporatization’ of healthcare systems
Detroit archdiocese cancels sporting events on Sundays
Archbishop says Sundays should be devoted to Mass and ‘technology-free family time’
Archbishop of Paris: Notre-Dame restoration donations still needed
Only €13.5 million out of a promised €1 billion has been collected so far
Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/05/19
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Diocese ‘surprised’ by police search in abuse investigation
Police execute search warrants at three sites in Dallas diocese
Ontario court: Doctors must refer patients for abortion, assisted suicide
Canadian Physicians for Life says policy puts pro-life doctors ‘in an impossible position’
Four more Burkina Faso Catholics killed in new attack
The attack took place a day after gunmen killed six people at Sunday Mass
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Newman’s feast day to be mandatory in England and Wales
October 9, the date of Newman’s conversion, has been optional since 2010
Sale of consecrated hosts violates Etsy’s policies, website confirms
An account on the e-commerce website claimed to be selling ‘Real Catholic Hosts’
Alabama Senate outlaws abortion, setting up Supreme Court Roe v. Wade challenge
If signed into law, the Act will make attempting or performing an abortion a felony offense
Also in this issue…
The new abuse law is the biggest reform since 2001
Vos estis is a significant departure for the Church
Will Pakistan’s blasphemy laws ever be reformed?
In light of Asia Bibi, blasphemy laws require further scrutiny
Diary: Don’t dismiss punctuality as a minor virtue
Should tidiness be a virtue?
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
‘Death will certainly be something really beautiful’: an interview with Jean Vanier
From our archives: an encounter with the founder of L’Arche
Analysis: The weaknesses of the papal heresy letter
Most canon lawyers seem to agree that the letter fails to demonstrate the obstinate manifestation of heretical beliefs by the Pope
This Tolkien biopic is woefully unconvincing
His life was dramatic, but Dome Karukoski’s film is oddly unmoving
How to forgive in the midst of genocide
Denise Uwimana derived immense courage from her faith after surviving the Rwanda killings
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
The apocalyptic vision of my friend Les Murray
Les Murray, Australia’s official laureate, had a giant devotion to his faith, says Karl Schmude
Aretha Franklin, witness to the Gospel
Amazing Grace is one of the greatest concert movies of all time
Poetry and science are both rooted in imagination
Quentin de la Bédoyère on reconciling science and art
Is Protestantism the gateway to secularism?
Jonathan Wright on the unintended consequences of the Reformation
