THE INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC WEEKLY

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Macron and his challengers Patrick Marnham surveys France’s new political landscape

Books of the Year Wisdom, compassion, mystery and humour

Catherine Pepinster

The Catholic MPs feeling the heat

Crawford Gribben

St Columba’s unfinished mission

Shelagh Fogarty The gift of a mother’s

courage and grace