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President urges churchmen to protect Poles

polish president andrzej duda has asked church leaders in england to help protect polish migrants from xenophobic violence and abuse. he wro...

Francis fulfils wish of teenager with cancer

pope francis administered the sacrament of confirmation to a teenage cancer patient last week. francis confirmed 16-year-old giuseppe chiolo...

Vatican-appointed bishop arrested in China

chinese authorities have arrested the coadjutor bishop of wenzhou, reportedly to stop him taking over the diocese after the death of bishop ...

The Church joins the revolution

if ever there was a time for cheers and fist-pumps in the offices of the catholic education service it was last friday. for years the ces ha...

Madeleine Teahan

The Black Dog and the birds

the other day, i heard a sound that was new to me in nature. i was out on an island in the thames estuary. as evening drew on, i was watchin...

Mary Kenny: The ‘tsar’ who wants to save Christmas

british traditions such as christmas are “at risk”, according to dame louise casey, the government’s “integration tsar”. that’s the person w...

Andrew M Brown: Greek Orthodoxy is gorgeous – and flawed

visiting greece for the first time – as i recently did on holiday – i found myself drawn to the seductive glamour of orthodoxy. the greeks i...

Mexicans march against gay marriage in 122 cities

The country's president is seeking to make changes to the constitution in favour of same-sex marriage