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St Laurence Giustiniani (September 5) was born an aristocrat but became renowned for his extreme asceticism

Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms

Twenty-third Sunday of Year: Ez 33:7-9; Ps 95; Rm 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20

Syria's dictator has appointed a Greek Orthodox general as his new minister of defence: Christians may face retribution

Art can 'push us upward' towards heaven, says Pope at weekly general audience

James Kelliher of the Diocese of Westminster describes an unforgettable experience

Charity is busy returning conned migrant workers to their home countries in eastern Europe

Schools across the country record their best ever results

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

At his general audience Pope Benedict XVI says art 'reveals our thirst for infinite beauty, for God'

The English settings I learnt at school seem to have disappeared entirely