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UK government blocks Northern Ireland unionist march through Catholic neighborhood

“Nobody wants a return to the past,” Member of Parliament Chris Bryant said in ruling against the planned march down Garvaghy Road.

Priest in Ireland admits to over 100 child sex offenses as bishop seeks Vatican dismissal

An Irish priest pleads guilty to minor sex abuse, Glasgow shutters 24 churches and half its parishes, the UAE gets a new Vatican ambassador, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.

Archbishop of Dijon, France, asks for prayers for priest who died by suicide

“Let us entrust him to the merciful love of the Lord,” the archbishop wrote in a letter to the faithful. “Let us pray for his parishioners, shocked by this unexpected news.”

Exorcists discuss cases, emphasize essential role of sacred music and the Virgin Mary in exorcisms

The exorcists discussed the importance of sacred music and the “essential” place of the Virgin Mary’s intercession in exorcisms.

Bishop Munilla shares 5 reasons to pray the rosary every day in October

The Spanish prelate points out that praying the rosary “helps us guard our hearts. It sustains faith, hope, and charity.”

Hundreds pray after Virgin Mary statue desecrated in French Island of Corsica

Corsican Catholics answered the destruction of a Marian statue with a public rosary and prayers for the accused men’s conversion.

EU bishops warn about risks of deleting names from baptismal records

The case involves a Belgian citizen who has left the Church and has requested his name be deleted from the baptismal records and whether the Church under EU law has the right to decline to do so.

French bishop condemns ‘destructive’ protest violence, urges peaceful dialogue

Bishop Matthieu Rougé, who leads the French bishops’ conference’s Council for Catholic Education, said responsible adults must lead young people to express their concerns peacefully.

Catholics and Public Life Congress extols the faith that unites Spain and the Americas

The Nov. 13–15 conference in Spain seeks to showcase the achievements of the Hispanic civilization that was formed by the Catholic faith and build upon it for the future.

What did St. Josemaría see on the day Opus Dei was founded?

On the feast of the Guardian Angels in 1928, the saint received “general enlightenment” about his mission, which later coalesced into a specific form.