Turin Shroud replica displayed at Ahmadiyya Muslim convention in Hampshire
Barrie Schwortz, a leading expert on the Shroud, spoke at the event
BBC stands by ‘unpopular’ religious Radio 4 programmes
A public consultation found that religious programmes are the BBC’s least well received radio shows
Poor Clares of York celebrate 150th anniversary
They began their celebrations last Tuesday on the Feast of St Clare
Mark Wahlberg credits parish priest with turning his life around
Hollywood star says he prays and tries to go to church every day
Pope Francis calls on Bosnians to reconcile their differences
Ahead of his visit the Pope asks Catholics to ‘stand side by side’ with their fellow citizens
Last single-sex undergraduate Oxford institution to admit women
Move to admit female students ends single-sex education at Oxford University
Canadian commission insists Pope apologise for abusive residential schools
The report said the Catholic-run schools put aboriginal Canadians through assimilation amounting to ‘cultural genocide’
Faithful celebrate Corpus Christi with traditional processions
The feast day often sees church-goers dress in traditional attire as they process through the streets
Australian archbishops defend Cardinal Pell as a ‘man of integrity’
In a letter of support they say the cardinal is ‘committed to the truth and to helping those who have been hurt’
Archbishop says Irish referendum has left the Church grieving
Three-quarters of a million no voters are hardly irrelevant, says Archbishop Eamon Martin
