Soul

from cinema’s earliest days, filmmakers have been attracted to the subject of the bible. the scriptures appealed for a variety of reasons. t...

Matthew Page

the church of england’s consistory courts are not normally at the centre of the culture war. these bodies – there is one in every anglican d...

Niall Gooch

in eastertide, we take a break every year from reading our usual gospel – in this year luke – and turn to the gospel of st john. scholars of...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

when i was at school, the announcement of the annual lenten retreat was awaited with some pleasure. it was a one-day event, held at various ...

Joanna Bogle

in the mid-1950s, the composer francis poulenc was commissioned to write a new opera. his choice of story – the martyrdom of a group of carm...

Archie Hill

the pope has appointed bishop mark o’toole as archbishop-elect of cardiff and bishop-elect of menevia. a londoner, bishop o’toole has been b...

Simon Caldwell

pope francis has called for an east truce in ukraine. he said on palm sunday 2022 that nothing is impossible for god, who has the power to e...

Hannah Brockhaus

revised national guidelines for the college of policing will allow for sacramental access at crime scenes where operationally possible follo...

Staff Reporter

as i passed through the huge central doors of westminster cathedral one sunny spring afternoon, i was struck by the lingering smell of incen...

Serenhedd James

leaders pray for peace in ukraine how one book changed perceptions of the reformation in england celebrating the truth of christianity at ea...

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