Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/06/12
At yesterday’s Angelus Benedict XVI called for “everyone to accompany me with their prayers” when he visits an area of Italy devastated by earthquakes on Tuesday (video). The Pope met the heads of...
View ArticleThe Vatican, not before time, has appointed a lay professional as its...
How very interesting it is that in the space of less than 10 years, Opus Dei has gained a reputation for its expertise in public relations. The most famous example of course was Joaquín Navarro Valls,...
View ArticleIn the US, one chicken dish now symbolises either traditional families or...
America, during the year running up to an election, is for a European observer a most fascinating spectacle. The issues are the same: but the chance is enormously increased that they will become so...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 02/08/12
A lawyer representing Paolo Gabriele has said that the papal butler is unlikely to be fully acquitted if he appears before a Vatican court. Fighting between rebels and the Syrian army has broken out in...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 12/10/15
Pope Francis prayed for the “defenceless” victims of the bombing in Ankara at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). Kidnapped Syrian priest Fr Jacques Mourad has been released. France has...
View ArticleFormer Fox News reporter Greg Burke named Vatican spokesman
Pope Francis named two experienced journalists — including its first female vice director — to lead the Vatican press office. Greg Burke, a native of St Louis, succeeds Italian Jesuit Father Federico...
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