A long read by Michael Duggan on the Irish novelist, Francis MacManus, who "could write about the Catholic faith in a way that was tender but committed, welcoming 'the winds and rains of grace which blow from eternity through the gates of the sacraments upon the human creatures of this narrow world'."

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The cardinal also said Europe was undergoing a 'quiet apostasy' by rejecting its Christian roots

Douglas Murray sees that a decadent continent must not forget Christianity

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Francis addresses 27 leaders on eve of Treaty of Rome anniversary

During his general audience, Pope Francis urged pilgrims to welcome refugees

European countries are desperately trying to raise their fertility rates. But nothing seems to be working