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Christians should not be expected to live according to Islamic law
The jailing of the governor of Jakarta is deeply unjust and absurd
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
US bishops sign pledge to end death penalty
'The death penalty represents a failure of our society to fulfil the demands of human dignity,' the Catholic Mobilizing Network said
Catholic News Service
Vatican hosts cosmology conference to dispel faith-science conflict
The conference will also celebrate the scientific legacy of Msgr George Lemaitre, one of the fathers of the 'Big Bang theory'
Catholic News Service
St Augustine might have had doubts about the Benedict Option
A retreat - even a ‘strategic retreat’ - from the world feels more Orthodox than Catholic
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
News in brief
pope appeals for peace amid venezuela unrest pope francis has urged both of venezuela’s main political parties to ensure that “every further...
Staff writers
Stephen Daisley: The moral agony of the lifelong Labour voter
it’s the dilemma facing millions of moderate labour voters: can they in good conscience support their party this time around without endorsi...
Stephen Daisley
Nick Hallett: My journey from atheism to Catholicism
it seemed obvious, really. how could i ever have been so foolish as not to believe in god? what a small, miserable universe i inhabited befo...
Nick Hallett
Film: A washed-up detective in hot pursuit of laughs
growing up an avid telly addict in the 1980s was good fun. i was a full-on devotee of the a-team and thought knight rider was just about the...
Will Gore
Music: Manchester gains a major cultural asset
a new organ has just been unveiled in manchester’s anglican cathedral. it has a fascinating hidden feature – spiritual texts cut deep into t...
Michael White
Theatre: Not even Jude Law can fill a bare stage
ivo van hove, artistic director of tonnelgroep amsterdam, has taken up residency at the barbican. he follows his highly praised productions ...
Robert Tanitch
The secular case against pornography
the porn myth by matt fradd, ignatius, £14 this book, written by a christian author and published by a religious publisher, takes a strictly...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Prize crossword 0489
cryptic across 1 announce fourth team’s to meet up near chester (7) 5 amorite king is, in retreat, honourable (5) 8 tom jones, classic novel...
Alun Evans
Pope Francis signs decree declaring Cardinal Van Thuan venerable
The Vietnamese archbishop was imprisoned for 13 years by the country's Communist authorities
Staff Reporter
Egypt is a beacon of hope and refuge, Pope Francis says
Egypt has the task of promoting a lasting peace that "rests not on the law of force but on the force of law", the Pope said
Junno Arocho Esteves
Christian Heritage Centre's new building blessed ahead of £4million renovation
Stonyhurst's Theodore House will provide a Study, Retreat and Leadership Centre
Staff Reporter
Pope Francis: God's tenderness can soften the hardest hearts
Those with hard hearts 'do not know that the Word became flesh', the pontiff said
Junno Arocho Esteves
The campaigning reporter who helped end the death penalty
Ludovic Kennedy helped change the law, but a new book reveals he had a significant blind spot
Francis Phillips
How inept leadership nearly destroyed the Knights of Malta - in 1798
The Knights were conquered by Napoleon and almost co-opted by the Tsar. But they survived
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Pope Francis arrives in Egypt with message of peace
The Pope is visiting the country only weeks after twin suicide attacks on Coptic churches
Associated Press
News in brief
cardinal issues plea for peace to buddhists cardinal jean-louis tauran, head of the pontifical council for interreligious dialogue, has issu...
Staff Reporter
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