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Trump keeps ‘extreme’ executive order that bishops say threatens religious freedom

Bishops express disappointment over decision not to revoke executive order issued by Obama

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Refugee ban forces Iraqi archbishop to cancel visit to the US

Archbishop Warda had been invited by a member of Congress to talk about the persecution of Iraqi Christians

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What I saw in the megachurches

American Evangelical churches pack in more than 2,000 worshippers every week. Our parishes have much to learn from them

Stephen Bullivant

A light-hearted new Ladybird book reflects society’s view of motherhood

There is a gulf between a Catholic view of motherhood and the way it is portrayed in the media

Francis Phillips

Church launches survival plan for Iraq’s suffering Christians

Archbishop Bashar Warda said the Church wanted displaced people to return to their villages in peace and security

Catholic peer urges Government to pressure Pakistan to stop persecution of Christians

Lord Alton says the British Government should do more to bring a halt to the persecution of Pakistani Christians

Cardinal Müller: Communion for the remarried is against God’s law

The cardinal said that nobody, not even a pope, could change the teaching reaffirmed by St John Paul II

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Why Neil Gorsuch is an outstanding Supreme Court nomination

Gorsuch is good news for religious and social conservatives - and for those who value the separation of powers