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✣   tim farron resigns amid conflict over faith what happened? tim farron, the leader of the liberal democrats, has stepped down after ...

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✣ highlights from the week online the amazing devotion of african refugees in the national catholic register , victor gaetan spoke to fr lin...

Cardinal: Grenfell anger can be a force for good

cardinal vincent nichols has urged londoners to use their anger as a “force for good” in the wake of the grenfell tower fire. the cardinal w...

Vietnamese Catholics terrorised by gangs

police have looked the other way as gangs of young people have terrorised a catholic community in north-east vietnam, according to reports. ...

Priests in mass revolt against bishop

at least 69 priests have resigned en masse after accusing their bishop of embezzling £78,000 ($100,000) of church funds for personal use, an...

Do Christians face a new Test Act?

in 1673 james, duke of york, was forced to resign as lord high admiral. since james was in line to the throne, and would indeed become king ...

Will Heaven: Seething? You should be

after a man-made disaster like the grenfell tower fire, the rush to judgment can be contagious. on the day of the fire, when acrid smoke fil...

A man beaten but unbowed

a growing crowd wants cardinal robert sarah’s head on a platter. open a liberal catholic periodical and you are likely to find a call for th...

Matthew Schmitz

The amazing promises of the Sacred Heart

the sacred heart of jesus symbolises god’s love for mankind. however, the love that god has for the human race is not symbolic, it is actual...

Fr Ignatius Harrison

What the cameras missed on election night

most television journalists, if they came to it via newspapers, retain a soft spot for print. it’s a purer medium, in that no part of the st...