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Syon: an English Eden

when the brigittine nuns and priests of syon abbey received their copies of the orcharde of syon in 1519, their world on the bank of the riv...

Gatekeeper to a new school of English expression

john constable, always a household name, still stands shy of the international stage. although he warrants this major new biography; he sits...

Pope Emeritus Benedict sets record straight over disputed meeting about abusive priest

pope emeritus benedict xvi has apologized for mistakenly saying that he did not attend a disputed meeting in 1980 while serving as archbisho...

Report falsely accuses Croat Catholic champion of persecuted Christians of 'Islamophobia'

a catholic politician has objected to her inclusion in a report on islamophobia in europe, saying that it is based on “false accusations.” m...

Unrepentant U.S. President Biden vows to promote abortion with 'every tool' at his disposal

president joe biden pledged to defend a so-called right to abortion and reaffirmed his commitment to the widespread availability of the proc...

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Emeritus Pope Benedict prays for abuse victims in wake of shock report

archbishop georg gänswein said pope emeritus benedict xvi is praying for abuse victims in the wake of a report on the handling of abuse case...

German report accuses Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI of mishandling four clerical abuse cases

a long-awaited report on the handling of abuse cases in germany’s archdiocese of munich and freising has criticised pope emeritus benedict x...

Former government minister to stand trial in Finland for tweeting verse from Bible

a former government minister facing jail after tweeting a bible verse said that her trial next week will be a test of religious freedom. päi...

German bishop protests snub at complaint about gender-neutral language in synodal documents

a catholic bishop has criticised leaders of germany’s “synodal way” for delaying a debate on gender-neutral language. in a jan. 7 open lette...

Pope Francis decries 'cancel culture' in annual address to diplomats

pope francis has lamented “cancel culture” in his address to diplomats at the vatican. delivering his annual “state of the world” address on...