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Ruth Gledhill
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Jeremy Corbyn: triumph of Pope over experience
Neither Jeremy Corbyn nor the Pope are able to commit the sins so common to their respective trades, the sins of hypocrisy. But the Pope, unlike Corbyn, has a theology of compromise born out of his Christian faith.
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2 refugee families have already arrived at the Vatican, will stay 'until the Lord wants', says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has called on Europe to return to being "mother Europe" and take in refugees and migrants to ease its low birth rate. He hinted at criticism of people who choose to remain child free. And he revealed that two refugee families have been found and housed in the Vatican itself, as he pledged they would be.
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Secret Service 'disrupts' threat ahead of Pope visit to US
Security services have intervened to prevent a threat in advance of the Pope's visit to the United States, it has been disclosed.
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Believe the Bible not Hollywood on Heaven, says NT prof
Christian films could be damaging to a person's faith because they are so compelling, a leading academic has warned.
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Outrage at bids to sell free New York Pope tickets
Catholic leaders and New York City condemns sellers attempting to profit from Pope visit by selling free Central Park motorcade tickets online
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Christians and other faith leaders condemn plans for extremism register
The Home Office is to make ministers and clergy across the religions join a national register of faith leaders.
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Leaked emails reveal new child sex abuse controversy
The Catholic Church has been drawn into a new scandal after senior clerics conspired to block a survivor from joining the Pope's sex abuse advisory board.
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Peter Ball should have been prosecuted for sex abuse 22 years ago admits CPS
The disgraced former Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball should have been prosecuted 22 years ago, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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'Blood moon' fears lead Mormons to prepare for disaster
Some residents of Utah in the US are stockpiling food and other essentials as this month's widely so-called "blood moon" approaches.
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Don't gossip, don't judge, be nice and you'll be a saint, says Pope
The Pope has issued a strong warning against gossip and hypocrisy.
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Top woman priest abused for calling God "She"
Rev Emma Percy, who believes God can be referred to as "she", has received dozens of letters from people telling her she is "stupid" or worse.
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Church can be 'alien' or 'daunting' for families says new report
Church can be "alien" or "daunting" for families who may have little experience of being part of a faith community, according to a new report.
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MPs vote overwhelmingly against assisted dying
MPs voted overwhelmingly today to rejected the assisted suicide bill in one of the best attended debates on a Friday in recent months.
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Assisted dying devalues life, warns Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that allowing terminally ill people to decide to end their lives would place unacceptable burdens on individuals and families and fundamentally change society's approach to the value of life.
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More than 9,000 Brits offer to take in children fleeing Syria
More than 9,000 people have volunteered in under five days to foster refugee and migrant children fleeing the crisis in the Middle East.
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