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September 16, 2020
This month marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit to the United Kingdom.
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Charles Spencer’s Diary: I love book festivals, but running them can be an ordeal
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‘Let us never become like England’: How Polish Catholicism took shape
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In Poland, Catholicism comes naturally. That can be a trap
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Letters: Communion, Covid and the law
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Communion and Covid-19 With regard to the question of Communion reception, government regulations merely suggest Communion in the hand; they do not mandate it....
Christians and the anti-racist marches: Two writers debate
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Dear Matthew, I don’t usually sign open letters or participate in public demonstrations. I tend to think they are ineffective or incomplete forms of...
‘People are looking for something to believe’: An interview with Larry Siedentop
September 4, 2020
For the political philosopher Larry Siedentop, “the only thing worse than religion is its absence”. And it’s the absence of religion right now that...
For Christians, the new politics is full of temptations
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Social conservatives face a hard choice. Though often understood in terms of whether to support or oppose Donald Trump, the choice predates and will...
Obituary: John Hume, a Nobel winner shaped by Catholicism
September 4, 2020
John Hume, the statesman and peacemaker who has died at the age of 83, was for a time a candidate for the priesthood in...
‘It’s wonderful to have Jesus in the tabernacle’: On pilgrimage with Ruth Kelly
September 18, 2020
Where would you go? The world that I would love to visit is The Holy Land. St Jerome said “five gospels record the life...
Beirutis are tempted to despair. But God – and our young people – give us hope
September 18, 2020
The explosion in Beirut on August 4 was a catastrophe that left in its wake an apocalypse. More than 200 people were killed, 6,000...
The secret of Benedict XVI’s 2010 success
September 16, 2020
This month marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit to the United Kingdom.
A grandchild shortage will soon be upon us
September 15, 2020
The actress Hilary Swank has said that a woman can be maternal without being a mother – she’s 46 and doesn’t have children –...
Charles Spencer’s Diary: I love book festivals, but running them can be an ordeal
September 11, 2020
It’s ironic to be writing a diary page when my actual paper diary – what the Americans more accurately call their “planner” – is...
‘Let us never become like England’: How Polish Catholicism took shape
September 11, 2020
Mesco dux Polonie baptizatur, (“Mieszko, the Prince of Poland, is baptised”) was the rather laconic phrase that hailed Poland’s adoption of Christianity in 966,...
In Poland, Catholicism comes naturally. That can be a trap
September 11, 2020
According to official statistics, nine in ten Poles are Catholic. But what does that mean in practice? I put that question to a group...
Letters: Communion, Covid and the law
September 11, 2020
Communion and Covid-19 With regard to the question of Communion reception, government regulations merely suggest Communion in the hand; they do not mandate it....
Christians and the anti-racist marches: Two writers debate
September 4, 2020
Dear Matthew, I don’t usually sign open letters or participate in public demonstrations. I tend to think they are ineffective or incomplete forms of...
‘People are looking for something to believe’: An interview with Larry Siedentop
September 4, 2020
For the political philosopher Larry Siedentop, “the only thing worse than religion is its absence”. And it’s the absence of religion right now that...
For Christians, the new politics is full of temptations
September 4, 2020
Social conservatives face a hard choice. Though often understood in terms of whether to support or oppose Donald Trump, the choice predates and will...
Obituary: John Hume, a Nobel winner shaped by Catholicism
September 4, 2020
John Hume, the statesman and peacemaker who has died at the age of 83, was for a time a candidate for the priesthood in...
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