Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/04/18
April 13, 2018
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A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/04/18
April 12, 2018
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A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Pope Francis recognises martyrdom of bishop and monks slain in Algeria
January 27, 2018
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The bishop was among 19 people killed in Algeria in the 1990s
Monks killed in Algeria to be recognised as martyrs
January 5, 2018
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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
May 25, 2017
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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
May 22, 2017
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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
August 2, 2016
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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
May 6, 2016
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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
September 11, 2014
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The Church west of Egypt has long been plagued by heresy, piracy and persecution
Leading theologian rescued by bishop from angry mob in Algeria
February 6, 2014
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Fr Timothy Radcliffe was visiting small community in the Sahara
A timely moment to see Of Gods and Men
December 5, 2013
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in the light of the taking of 12 nuns in Syria, Xavier Beauvois’ film about the assassination of Tibhirine is more powerful than ever
‘We tried to portray their humanity’
December 20, 2010
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Anna Arco talks to the writer behind the haunting tale of seven Trappist monks murdered in Algeria