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i sat in glasgow royal infirmary last summer and the consultant told me that i had cancer: stage 4, aggressive and incurable. when people sa...

Mgr Peter Smith

first, the good news. the past 50 years has seen millions of people brought out of poverty, thanks largely to health and nutrition improveme...

Chris Bain

stalin famously said of the church, “the pope! how many divisions has he?” less well known is churchill’s response that stalin “might have m...

David Paton

the latest figures for those sleeping rough on our streets show that yet again there has been a rise. government statistics show that more t...

Mick Clarke

andrew watson, the anglican bishop of guildford, must be a pretty remarkable chap. he was among those young people at a christian holiday ca...

Ann Widdecombe

last week was marriage week. this is an international celebration promoted by the marriage foundation. the organisation refers to recent stu...

Quentin de la Bedoyere

a colleague has a west african in-law who recently lost a loved one. it was a sudden death in the home, and when she (the in-law) got there,...

Colin Brazier

can a pacifist conscientious objector join the military and participate in a war while still being true to his or her principles? the film h...

Matthew Shadle

it is being reliably forecast that the working population in the future will have to remain in employment for longer – goodbye to the expect...

Mary Kenny

vatican double-talk on the unborn sir – in your leading article of february 10, you ask whether those unhappy with many of the words and dee...

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