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UK government’s funding spree for overseas abortions continues apace

the uk government has announced that £12million pounds of taxpayers’ money is to go to a programme run by an organisation that aims to “expa...

Sudan faces famine after a year of war

yaoundé, cameroon – as sudan marked a grim one-year anniversary of bitter armed conflict last week, which came on top of what was already th...

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‘The Silencing of Democracy in Nicaragua’: UK Parliament releases findings on scale of oppression by Ortega regime

the uk parliament has released the findings of a report into the oppression of religious leaders, media and political opposition in nicaragu...

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Israeli historian calls out International Women’s Day for forgetting female hostages in Gaza

in the wake of the recent celebration of international women’s day a prominent israeli historian specialising in gender issues has decried h...

Sacrament of Confession under threat in Hong Kong from Chinese security law

the confidentiality of the sacrament of confession could be under threat in hong kong due to a new national security law that the chinese go...

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Ukraine Catholic leader counts costs of two years of war

in the run-up to the second anniversary of the war in ukraine, one of the country’s most senior catholic leaders has described how the churc...

Record number of Catholic priests arrested, abducted or murdered in 2023

last year 132 priests and religious were arrested, abducted or killed globally, according to latest research. belarus, china, nicaragua and ...

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Surrogacy: Is there now nothing that the modern world won't commoditise?

this january sales time it appears you can get yourself a half-price baby. or at least one at a reduced price, excluding delivery charge. th...

Sudanese bishops plead for peace as fighting claims 12,000 lives in under a year

yaoundè, cameroon – as a deadly conflict continues to rage in sudan, catholic bishops both inside the country and in neighbouring south suda...

An English Tradition? The History and Significance of Fair Play, by Jonathan Duke-Evans

is fair play essentially english? an english tradition? the history and significance of fair play jonathan duke-evans oup, £35, 46...