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How the stories circulating about St John Paul II are baseless speculation

How the stories circulating about St John Paul II are baseless...

Since March, Poland has witnessed an unprecedented attack on the reputation of St...

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UK Bishops ramp up fight to stop legalisation of assisted suicide

UK Bishops ramp up fight to stop legalisation of assisted...

The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland have redoubled their effort...

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Beware AI, the next assault on God and his Church

Beware AI, the next assault on God and his Church

(Photo: Paul Kingsnorth) In echoes of the end of the life of St Augustine of Hippo,...

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Archbishop of notoriously dangerous diocese has five guard dogs and travels with armed escort

Archbishop of notoriously dangerous diocese has five guard...

The archbishop of one of the world’s most dangerous dioceses has described how he...

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Christian teacher who ‘misgendered’ pupil banned from profession

Christian teacher who ‘misgendered’ pupil banned from profession

A government agency has banned a Christian Mathematics teacher from his profession...

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Woke: the new religion?

Woke: the new religion?

The new culture has aspects of an old-style Great Awakening, says Toby Young For...

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Why Pachamamas have no place in the Church

Why Pachamamas have no place in the Church

The podcast Merely Catholic gives me the opportunity to meet people of real calibre...

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Percentage of over-65s with ‘no religion’ doubles in last decade

Percentage of over-65s with ‘no religion’ doubles in last...

The proportion of English and Welsh people over 65 who have “no religion” has doubled...

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Finding Family at the Foundling Museum

Finding Family at the Foundling Museum

Family is where you find it, as they say. It is a broad statement in the face of...

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Judas Iscariot: patron exemplar of the politicisation of spirituality

Judas Iscariot: patron exemplar of the politicisation of...

Judas Iscariot, failed apostle, is no saint. But if he isn’t a patron saint, perhaps...

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What does Trump’s arrest mean for the next US presidential race?

What does Trump’s arrest mean for the next US presidential...

(New York) Next year’s U.S. presidential election has taken a dramatic turn with...

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John Paul II’s handling of abuse claims was the opposite to what his attackers want us to think

John Paul II’s handling of abuse claims was the opposite...

The day after thousands of faithful Catholics gathered around Poland to defend the...

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Me, my girls and God’s plan: Vanessa Neumann on adoption and finding her children in Colombia

Me, my girls and God’s plan: Vanessa Neumann on adoption...

‘Adoption is the purest expression of love,” said our driver, as he whisked me and...

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Oxford college ditches St George’s Day dinner and will celebrate Eid instead

Oxford college ditches St George’s Day dinner and will...

One of the foremost colleges at the University of Oxford cancelled its annual St...

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Passion of Christ returns to Trafalgar Square

Passion of Christ returns to Trafalgar Square

Today the crowds of Trafalgar Square will once again this year find themselves enveloped...

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On the Eighth Day of Christmas: Starting anew

On the Eighth Day of Christmas: Starting anew

On the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Mother Winsome SBVM reflects on the ups...

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Benedict XVI: Francis, Charles and Biden lead tributes

Benedict XVI: Francis, Charles and Biden lead tributes

Pope Francis, King Charles III and President Joe Biden are among the world leaders...

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Benedict XVI’s most tangible legacy

Benedict XVI’s most tangible legacy

The embodiment of this personal journey, which I have always seen as growing from...

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Benedict XVI: Compassion without compromise

Benedict XVI: Compassion without compromise

Benedict's legacy feels as relevant as ever. In his spiritual testament, he said...

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On the Ninth Day of Christmas: Twelfth Cake revisited

On the Ninth Day of Christmas: Twelfth Cake revisited

Would it be Christmas without a Dickensian flourish? Pen Volger introduces the predecessor...