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Georgia L. Gilholy
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France sees surge in adult baptisms as numbers rise 220 per cent in a decade
France records 13,234 adult baptisms this Easter, a 20 per cent annual rise driven largely by young people and urban converts
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When does Easter end?
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Pope Leo's Easter Sunday message in full
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Zurbarán: painting, piety and the power of stillness
From haunting crucifixions to the quiet intensity of the Agnus Dei, Zurbarán’s work invites a deeply devotional response
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An uninspiring portrait
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Angels in the Sistine Chapel
Edward Barrett-Shortt
Evelyn Waugh’s death, sixty years on
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Pope Leo: A Bridge-Builder
In his first months, Leo XIV looks like a listener: he calls synodality an attitude of openness, maintains Church teaching on marriage and sexuality, and signals cautious openness to broader Latin Mass celebration. The aim is less polarisation, deeper dialogue, a bridge builder who consults widely and will lead decisively.
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Elites blocked Maria Steen’s candidacy, narrowing democracy and silencing Catholic conservatives’ voices.
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