TV ads will encourage more abortions, says cardinal

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has accused regulators of “encouraging abortions” by allowing private clinics to attract business through TV and…

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Turin Shroud 'not a fake'

Scientists have claimed that new hi-tech experiments mean it "does not seem reasonable" to label the Turin Shroud as…

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Dickens’ words a beacon amid the fog of our times

The Pope’s Lenten message, released last week, reflects on a phrase from the Letter to the Hebrews: “Let us be…

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UK will pay high price for slashing library budget

As a great fan of libraries as places to retreat to, whether escaping shopping excursions or spending hours in the…

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Overhaul of education in Derry

The Catholic church in Londonderry is proposing to end single-sex schools and phase out academic selection.

The plans are contained in a discussion paper which sets out the church's strategic vision for post-primary education in the diocese.

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Obama tries to placate Catholics over contraception plans

President Barak Obama has moved to contain a growing US political crisis by altering a new birth control rule that had angered Catholics and ignited a debate across the political spectrum about the bounds of religious freedom.

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UK will pay high price for slashing library budget

As a great fan of libraries as places to retreat to, whether escaping shopping excursions or spending hours in the British library at Kings Cross while waiting for a train, I cannot let National Library Day pass without comment.