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Abortion decree is extended beyond Year of Mercy

pope francis is allowing all priests to absolve the “grave sin” of abortion, extending special permission he had granted them for the holy y...

What will bring peace to Syria?

the worst thing about living in aleppo? according to jean-clément jeanbart, the local catholic archbishop, it’s the anxiety. christians in a...

After ISIS, there are more horrors to come

islamist “hyper-extremism” is not only destroying the multi-faith ecology of the middle east but also threatening parts of africa and the we...

What Trump and Francis have in common

it would seem that between the american president-elect and the pope there is a chasm, the former representing a triumph for those values mo...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Who is the real Stephen Bannon?

few people in american history have been savaged so viciously by the press as donald trump during this year’s election. but the media quickl...

Michael Warren Davis

Mary Kenny: Spare us the feminist fairy tales

the most uplifting interpretation of beauty and the beast that i ever saw was the movie made by jean cocteau in 1946, la belle et la bête. i...

Michael Tugendhat: Judges are depending us all

‘enemies of the people” was how the daily mail referred to the three judges who held that british constitutional law required that parliamen...

Sir Michael Tugendhat

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After ISIS, there are more horrors to come

Christian minorities across the world are facing a deadly new ‘hyper-extremism’. There is only one way to ensure their survival

What Trump and Francis have in common

Both Pontiff and President-elect have caused the press to exclaim 'Did he really just say that?'

Fr Raymond de Souza