Algeria
Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/04/18
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Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/04/18
A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Pope Francis recognises martyrdom of bishop and monks slain in Algeria
The bishop was among 19 people killed in Algeria in the 1990s
Monks killed in Algeria to be recognised as martyrs
They were martyred, probably by Islamic extremists, in the early 1990s
Meet the English bishop with a desert diocese 10 times the size of Britain
Bishop John MacWilliam’s new diocese covers 800,000 square miles of arid land in southern Algeria. ‘You go where you are needed,’ the former Army officer says
English bishop put in charge of desert diocese ten times the size of Britain
The British bishop will administer his pastoral duties from a small chapel in Algeria
In the aftermath of Fr Hamel’s murder, France must reconnect with Christian culture
The French government must recognise its culture as traditionally Judeo-Christian – in short, a cultural renaissance needs to be facilitated by the state
Algeria’s mega-mosque follows a long tradition of sultans trying to outdo each other
The mosque, if completed, will be bigger than its rival in Morocco – which may be part of the point
Libya’s Christian community is not the first to face extinction in North Africa
The Church west of Egypt has long been plagued by heresy, piracy and persecution
Leading theologian rescued by bishop from angry mob in Algeria
Fr Timothy Radcliffe was visiting small community in the Sahara
