Catholics have completed a three year consultation on the church’s future, proposing more attentive listening and no impediment to women in leadership roles – but no movement on allowing them to be priests
A third of previously regular Catholic mass goers have stopped attending because of clerical abuse scandal
Prof Stephen Schneck says polarised American political identity is a reaction to a loss of community. The stark division is unsustainable and the next president must reach out aross the divide
‘The Eclipse of Christianity’, by Rupert Shortt, outlines Christianity’s fading profile but argues the faith remains critical to the survival of a humane culture.
Grenfell Tower report says faith and community groups showed “the best of humanity” in response to the disaster, but it highlights lack of consideration towards Muslims
Jesuit Refugee Service says asylum seekers in the UK are forced into destitution. refused asylum, unable to receive public funds, sleeping rough and banned from working.
Liverpool’s International Beatles Week opens today with tours including Strawberry Field, once a Salvation Army children’s home, now an exhibition and training centre, where visitors fund the church’s social action work.
Charity Commission publishes report of inquiry into safeguarding at Ampleforth College
44per cent mof British Muslims rank the Gaza conflict as one of the five most important issues in the election – so how will this affect their support for Labour?
Conference considers whether the Church of England’s status as the established church is challenged by being out of step with society on moral issues such as same sex marriage
