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In Rome, personal attacks are replacing debate
A new mode of Vatican rhetoric, characterised by assertions and attacks, is one of the greatest contrasts with the past 35 years
Fr Raymond de Souza
ISIS must face justice
the bells of a church in bartella rang out last week for the first time since 2014. that was the year isis captured the town which lies 13 m...
Staff writers
Ad hominem rules in Rome
my column here a fortnight ago, looking back at the family synod a year later, earned a rebuke from fr thomas rosica, who called it “truly r...
Fr Raymond de Souza
The Church tilts south
the historic election of the first non-european jesuit superior-general points to two great trends in the church. first, the new focus on la...
Andrew Chesnut
The Church tilts south
With both the Pope and the Jesuit superior general now hailing from Latin America, the centre of Catholic gravity has truly shifted
Andrew Chesnut
How can we elevate the level of public debate?
A book by former director-general of the BBC, Mark Thompson, makes a case for the importance of rediscovering a shared language
Francis Phillips
Dialogue is the key to progress, Pope tells Azerbaijanis
Francis meets President Ilham Aliyev at end of three-day trip
Cindy Wooden
Dialogue, not trigger warnings, will help us relate to each other
We should be wary of well-meaning attempts to regulate speech - even when they're supposed to protect Catholics
Dr David Cowan
End of life care is in desperate need of spiritual renewal
In modern society, fear of God has been replaced by fear of death
Francis Phillips
What Catholics should bear in mind about immigration
As Theresa May prepares a Brexit plan, the subject will be the focus of much debate
David O'Mahony
Podcast: Is the Catholic Church really shrinking across the world?
Tune in and find out what's really happening in the Catholic Church
Madeleine Teahan
It’s our fault the young are leaving
after perusing the latest pew study on why young people are leaving the active practice of christianity, i confess that i just sighed in exa...
Bishop Robert Barron
Jesus forgives even the greatest of sinners, Pope tells general audience
Pope Francis reminded the faithful gathered in the rain that Jesus' mercy covers all sin
Catholic News Service
How Herbert McCabe taught me to pray
there are some people, lucky things, whose prayers are nearly always heard. a friend of mine, herbert mccabe, a distinguished dominican theo...
Melanie McDonagh
Television: Addictive prison drama that offers no escape
i’ve always imagined i’d flourish in prison. think noël coward in the italian job: a natural leader. i’d soon find myself planning bank robb...
Tim Stanley
Mary Kenny: Leadsom in the lion’s den
when we were young feminists we used to chant the slogan “the personal is political”, but now i’ve come to believe that the personal shouldn...
Mary Kenny
Did GK Chesterton really predict Brexit?
Since Friday, Chesterton's prophecy of popular uprising has been quoted everywhere
Dan Hitchens
Reason is the loser in our political age of overblown symbolism
Last week's gun control sit-in highlights how one side of the culture war has successfully linked its opinions to the most contentious periods in US history
Robert Wargas
Britain must reconnect with its Christian roots to heal post-referendum divisions
St John Paul II once pleaded with the EU to recognise its Christian traditions, but unfortunately his appeal fell on deaf ears
Francis Phillips
Why did the secular press get the pope so wrong about condoms?
They were not helped by the claims of some Catholics that Catholic teaching on sexuality was collapsing
William Oddie
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