Scottish Catholic Observer

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (above) to meet parents who want to run their local Catholic school in Milngavie.

Birmingham: Bishop David McGough, calls for prayers for dementia sufferers.

Assisted suicide law ‘could create a Dr Shipman.’

Ukip deputy claims party is ‘in line with Catholic thought’ ahead of meeting with migrants bishop.

Syrian bishop: ISIS doesn’t understand religion. (Video).

Cardinal George Pell gets green light from Pope Francis for historic Vatican reform.

Parents of St Therese of Lisieux will be canonised in October.

Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle of Accra, Ghana, signaled his openness to finding a way for remarried Catholics to be readmitted to Communion.

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Cardinal Dolan: Islamic State is Muslim like IRA was Catholic.

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