martyrs
You can now access a map of England’s Catholic martyrs
Graeme Garvey on the challenges of creating such a map
Pope Francis canonises 35 new saints
Thirty were martyred at the hands of Dutch Calvinists in Brazil
Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/07/17
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Martyrdoms that could rival any horror film
Virginia Rounding’s account of Henry VIII’s sadism is unremittingly gory but scholarly and well-written, says Simon Caldwell
Pope Francis meets sister of Fr Jacques Hamel at service for modern martyrs
Fr Hamel was murdered by ISIS terrorists as he celebrated Mass in his Normandy church
Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/04/17
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Francis to pray for modern-day martyrs at island basilica
The Pope will celebrate a Liturgy of the Word in memory of the martyrs of the 20th and 21st centuries on Easter Saturday
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/11/16
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Book review: The modern martyrs we’ve already forgotten
Behind his roll-call of heroic individuals, The God of the Gulag shows how communism finally died from within
The saints’ answer to terrorism
Martyrs are witnesses to the truths for which they have died; teaching us that beyond our human estimations of value there lies the greater order of Love
