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UK crosses 'thought crimes' Rubicon after MPs outlaw prayer at abortion clinics

the house of commons has approved the uk’s first “thought crime” law after mps rejected a move to protect silent prayer in public places. in...

Irish PM says primary school children must learn 'what it means to be transgender'

a row has emerged between irish prime minister, leo varadkar, and the irish catholic primary schools management association (cpsma), which h...

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Philokalia: Volume 5, reviewed by Mark Jenkins

philokalia: volume 5 ed. kallistos ware faber & faber, £30, 324 pages the much-anticipated fifth volume of an english translation of the...

EXCLUSIVE interview: Bishop Barron, the face of the modern Church?

bishop robert barron reaches a huge online audience with his word on fire ministry. what’s his secret, asks melanie mcdonagh there aren’t, f...

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Paprocki calls views of US cardinal 'heretical'

a bishop and distinguished canon lawyer has suggested that views expressed by a recently-appointed us cardinal are “heretical”. bishop thoma...

The Lancet Commission: Considering death and its value

the ‘lancet commission on the value of death’ has much to commend it, says james le fanu. like many before me, i find myself at that stage o...

The First Book of the Bible has everything

the first bit of the torah i translated was the story of noah. the dramatic events of the flood and all the heroic moments of the making of ...

Interview: Benedict XVI's abiding inspiration is ‘the gentle force of Catholic thought’

diane montagna interviews an italian priest and academic who knew pope benedict what is pope benedict xvi’s legacy? why was he able to inspi...

What does Pope Francis really think about homosexuality and sin?

there was a flurry of correspondence between the tireless lgbtq+ activist fr james martin and pope francis on saturday 27   january.&nb...

Irish teacher sacked by school over use of pronouns for transgender pupil

it was announced on friday that irish schoolteacher, enoch burke, was sacked from his job at wilson hospital school, a private church of ire...

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