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Saint of the week: Cecilia (November 22)
November 16, 2017
Betrothed to an angel St Cecilia is the patron saint of music, but it is difficult to be sure of anything else about her. Tradition links Cecilia with Urban I, pope from 222 to 230. The first record of her name, though, occurs in a 4th-century catalogue of martyrs; and not until the 5th century
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November 16, 2017
Pope prays for victims of massive earthquake Francis has said he is “deeply saddened” by news of an earthquake along the Iran-Iraq border that has left hundreds dead. In a telegram signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, he assured all those affected of his “prayerful solidarity”. Shrine bombed by the US is to
Archbishop of Sydney: Australia’s gay marriage vote was a ‘David and Goliath struggle’
November 16, 2017
Australians voted for gay marriage – but most eligible voters did not vote or rejected the proposal
Greggs apologises for replacing baby Jesus with sausage roll in Nativity scene
November 15, 2017
The image appears in the bakery's chain advent calendar for 2017
Catholic lobby group condemns Scottish government’s plan to make legally changing gender easier
November 15, 2017
Proposals for major changes to gender recognition laws have recently been announced
US bishops reject Cardinal Cupich as head of pro-life committee
November 14, 2017
The bishops voted for Archbishop Joseph Naumann over the cardinal, who is seen as a 'Pope Francis bishop'
Catholic schools asked to drop words ‘mother’ and ‘father’ from admissions forms
November 14, 2017
The national schools adjudicator has ruled that the terms could be discriminatory
Woman thrown out of Polish church for ‘racism is a sin’ banner
November 14, 2017
The protestor's banner quoted John Paul II
Pro-life student: online activists called for me to die
November 13, 2017
Katie Ascough, a student at University College Dublin, urged other pro-lifers to continue to speak up
Cardinal Parolin tells US bishops: ‘Make decisions free of all partisan spirit’
November 13, 2017
The Vatican Secretary of State asked them to "dispel the shadows of polarisation and divisiveness" at a centenary Mass
Cardinal Müller: bishops’ conferences cannot have the final word on translations
November 10, 2017
The cardinal said bishops often use translators who 'water down' liturgical texts
Stop calling bishops ‘spineless nerds and sycophantic half-wits’, Irish priests told
November 10, 2017
The Association of Catholic Priests heard that most bishops were 'not all as bad as painted by your leadership'
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