Catholic Church

Archbishop: Pope will focus on common Christian mission in Britain

Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury will pray together

Vatican spokesman says papal trip will be challenging

Vatican 'not worried' by possible protests

How I changed my mind about the Pope

Mark Dowd embarks on a personal quest to understand Pope Benedict XVI

Whether the Koran is burned or not, Muslims will think the West has it in for them

Protests about how much we respect Islam do not seem to do much good

Geoffrey Robertson's case is based on caricature and ignorance

His talk last night could have been delivered in an academic and reasonable way. Instead it felt like The Pope on Trial: The Musical

Madeleine Teahan

Colm Tóibín wants the Church to be beautiful and exotic. But she has to impart truth, too

Beauty left to itself becomes ugly and malevolent

Francis Phillips

Friends donate painting

Birmingham Oratory given portrait of Blessed Pope Pius IX

Anglican priests tell parishes they are taking path to Rome

Two priests in north London and East Sussex told parishioners last weekend that they were to be received into the Catholic Church

Popemobile's Edinburgh route released

The Pope will travel nearly four miles through the city's historic centre

Distressed by the atheist onslaught? Get a grip of yourself

This is how things are meant to be: get used to it