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Cardinal Kasper chases the spectre of Luther
martin luther: an ecumenical perspective by walter kasper, paulist press, £10 this slim volume weighs in at a mere 43 pages, some of which a...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
The rape victim who forgave her attacker
in 1996, thordis elva, an icelandic teenager, was raped for two hours by tom stranger, her australian boyfriend. some years later they embar...
Dr David Cowan
Briefly noted
the image of god, personhood and the embryo by calum mackellar (scm press, £35) . the author, an expert on medical ethics and visiting profe...
Staff writers
PICTURES: Cardinal and London Mayor host interfaith Ramadan gathering
The Cardinal invited London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, along with young people of various faith, to Archbishop's House in Westminster
Staff Reporter
Pope Francis asks cardinals to inform him whenever they leave Rome
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals, reminded the prelates of the “noble tradition” of informing the Secretariat of State whenever they travel outside of Rome
Staff Reporter
How a dying monk inspired Cardinal Sarah to embrace silence
The Cardinal 'recognised an ardent soul, a hidden saint, a great friend of God' in the monk who had lost the ability to speak
Francis Phillips
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The hymn buried under centuries of rubbish
the city of oxyrhynchus is in central egypt, south of cairo, west of the nile, and bears its greek name from the time of alexander the great...
Michael Duggan
Film: Is this the weirdest God movie ever made?
the initial wave of faith-based movies – those medium-to-low budget dramas boosted by evangelical word of mouth – diminished quickly in the ...
Mike McCahill
Music: Eschatological opera ends without a bang
describing the end of the world in music is no small deal. wagner took 16 hours spread over four nights when he tried in the ring cycle. jon...
Michael White
Martyrdoms that could rival any horror film
the burning time by virginia rounding, macmillan, £20 as a child, deeply affected by stories of vampires and suchlike, i once tapped the wis...
Simon Caldwell
Thirsty souls in Mao’s wasteland
the souls of china: the return of religion after mao by ian johnson, allen lane, £25 china has been through much in the past hundred years, ...
James Butler
Do grown-ups still need dogma?
black sheep and prodigals by dave tomlinson, hodder, £14.99 dave tomlinson declares that his book is “for people who are fed up with black a...
Jonathan Wright
Briefly noted
catholicism: a very short introduction by gerald o’collins (oxford university press, £7.99) . this is a fully updated, second edition of thi...
Staff writers
Word this week
trinity sunday ex 34:4-6 & 8-9; 2 cor 13:11-13; jn 3:6-18 (year a) there is, within us all, a lingering fear that god is unapproachable....
Bishop David McGough
Lectio Divina
for god so loved the most holy trinity: john 3:16-18 16 for god loved the world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who beli...
Mgr Anthony Abela
Prize crossword 0494
cryptic across 5 sewer’s blocked at the end, with bad weather to come (5) 6 arm against english riposte (5) 8 rainforest’s struggle to survi...
Alun Evans
Martyrdoms that could rival any horror film
Virginia Rounding's account of Henry VIII's sadism is unremittingly gory but scholarly and well-written, says Simon Caldwell
Simon Caldwell
Cardinal Sarah: Criticisms of Benedict XVI are 'diabolical'
The cardinal said some criticisms of the former pope's preface to his latest book were 'diabolical and cover the Church with a mantle of sadness and shame'
Nick Hallett
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/06/17
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
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