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Abuse crisis: The state we’re in

how far will the new department of justice investigation go? state involvement in the ongoing clerical abuse crisis in the american church w...
Michael Warren Davis

Cafod: Communication breakdown

a watchdog’s bark was worse than its bite as the reins change hands at cafod, with chris bain (pictured) departing as director later this ye...
Dan Hitchens

Youth synod: The final straight

can the bishops’ concluding document please everyone? a pair of high-profile invitations came to pope francis last week ­– one from china an...
Christopher R. Altieri

In brief

newark, united states university asks for courtesy as students abuse seminarians students at a catholic university have been urged to be civ...
Staff writers

Recovering the delicate radicalism of Debussy

one of this year’s major cultural anniversaries has been the centenary of the death of debussy, a composer who ranks alongside schoenberg an...
Michael White

A tough month for fans of a great storyteller

earlier this month, taylor swift made an appeal to her fans via instagram in which she attacked the voting record of the republican candidat...
Madeleine Teahan

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online the church needs better seminaries to tackle the sexual abuse crisis, the church must reform its seminarie...
Staff writers

The Wigan teacher who bore the stigmata

teresa higginson was oblivious to the blood trickling down her neck and on to her white scarf as she emerged from the church where she had b...
Simon Caldwell

The big story of the past seven days

✣ federal abuse investigation launched what happened? federal prosecutors in the united states have launched an investigation into the handl...
Staff writers

Killing fields

the death of 55 people in clashes between christians and muslims in nigeria last week was barely reported in the international media. the ki...
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