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February 08, 2017
Bishop Egan said priests had asked whether they should obey the Pope or their bishop
February 02, 2017
The Home Office has invited community groups to integrate refugees - but so far only two groups have joined the scheme
February 02, 2017
If the American bishops seem especially concerned about the rights of refugees, there is a good historical reason. In the aftermath of World War II, with Europe devastated and huge populations on the move, the bishops lobbied for the US government to accept more refugees. They also began to initiate a huge network to resettle
February 01, 2017
The Confraternities of Catholic Clergy said the dubia would help to clear up confusion
January 26, 2017
Of all the countries you might expect to take centre stage in the Church’s internal drama, a Muslim-majority former Soviet republic with a minuscule Catholic flock does not seem the most obvious candidate. But last week’s open appeal from three of Kazakhstan’s bishops confirms it: some of the most eloquent voices in defence of Catholic
January 25, 2017
The country has become a bastion of doctrinal traditionalism. Its traumatic history may be part of the explanation
January 24, 2017
The Church has always taught that moral absolutes are necessary to the formation of conscience
January 19, 2017
After St Josemaría Escrivá founded Opus Dei, he took care to ensure its future. The organisation’s big idea was to help people in ordinary life to find God in all things. To continue this mission, the saint picked two successors: Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, who died in 1994, and Bishop Javier Echevarría, who died last
January 13, 2017
The bishops say that avoiding sex may be 'humanly impossible'
January 12, 2017
Vatican officials have mounted an extraordinary challenge to the ancient Order of Malta. But what is the row really about?
January 12, 2017
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is one of the more improbable success stories of the 21st-century Church. Founded in 1099 to provide hospital care and military defence in the Holy Land, it has retained much of its medieval tradition and ceremony. But it has also, by gradual reform, become a powerhouse of international aid.
January 04, 2017
The film handles questions of sin, doctrine and mercy which are at the heart of today's controversies
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