Recent Editorial

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  “Fratelli Tutti” important for Muslims too, says Grand Imam

  Oct 15, 2021

  The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof Ahmad Muhammad Al-Tayeb, who was in Rome recently to participate in some important events alongside Pope Francis and other religious leaders, visited the studios of Vatican Radio – Vatican News and spoke about his relationship with Pope Francis one year after the publication of the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti.

  
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  ‘I couldn’t fix myself’

  Oct 08, 2021

  In December 2019, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln announced that he was going on a medical leave of absence.

  
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  Mental health in an unequal world

  Oct 08, 2021

  The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on October 10 every year. The observance of this day is aimed at raising awareness of mental health issues globally, and more importantly, in mobilising resources and advocating efforts in support of mental health.

  
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  Understanding our missionary call

  Oct 02, 2021

  The month of October is recognised in the Catholic Church as World Mission Month, a time when Catholics all over the world join to support and celebrate global missionary work.

  
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  ‘My intuitions, my perceptions and my spirituality’ come from Vatican II

  Oct 02, 2021

  Pope Francis has reflected on the importance of the Second Vatican Council and the influence of its teachings on his life and spirituality.

  
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  We need to move towards a wider ‘WE’

  Sep 25, 2021

  Migrants and refugees have contributed greatly to the economy and society of the country and have become a part of the social fabric of the Church too.

  
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  A journey of hope and acceptance?

  Sep 25, 2021

  Migration is a story of hope. Millions throughout history have migrated in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones.

  
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  Journeying together while remaining apart?

  Sep 18, 2021

  This October, our local Church will embark on the diocesan phase of the synod consultation process for the 2023 General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

  
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  Secularization and the new "ABCs" for proclaiming the faith

  Sep 18, 2021

  Pope Francis is showing the Church in Slovakia and throughout Europe the way to live in the world with humility and without nostalgia.

  
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  We need ‘creativity of the Gospel,’ not ‘a defensive Catholicism’

  Sep 18, 2021

  Pope Francis told Slovakia’s Catholics on Monday that the Church should respond to secularization with the “creativity of the Gospel,” not “a defensive Catholicism.”