Priest’s murder prompts political debate

The murder of Fr Olivier Maire, beaten to death by a Rwandan refugee he had housed in his abbey, prompted

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Hamburg vicar-general demands action from Vatican

The Vatican must break its five-month silence and speedily clarify the situation in Hamburg, the vicar-general of the archdiocese has

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Poland defends Catholic priest who attacked gay clergy

Poland’s government has accused neighbouring Germany of “endangering religious liberty” after a prominent Polish priest was sentenced for incitement after

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Diocese launches probe into anti-vax claims

The Diocese of Portsmouth has launched an investigation into anti-vaccination material posted by a priest of St Mary’s Church, Gosport,

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The Real Presence: What British Catholics believe about the Eucharist

Recent surveys have looked at Catholics’ beliefs about the Eucharist in the US and UK © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk “Never could learn

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Ordinariate nuns find new home at Prinknash Abbey

The nuns of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary are moving into one of the properties on the Prinknash

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Lay Catholics condemn bishops’ synodal process

Lay Catholics have condemned the outline by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales for the synodal process for the

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Detention in church houses proposed for abuser priests

Father Hans Zollner SJ, one of the Vatican’s top experts in the field of clergy sexual abuse, pictured here meeting

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Pope praises James Martin’s ministry to gay Catholics

Among those who have denounced the Jesuit priest’s work include bishops in the United States, with some anonymously briefing a media

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Dijon archdiocese ends cooperation with Latin Mass group 

The archdiocese of Dijon in France has decided to close a ministry of the traditionalist Priestly Fraternity of St Peter

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