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 In this week’s issueGod?s love unfolding 4,000 veils in Blackburn, Lancashire Englishman at the Council In solitude for company For enquiring minds ? and hearts Becoming real in a mysterious world To me, as a devout Muslim woman, the veil has become a totem issue Raise a glass to sherry Bishop Davies: leading or dividing? Christopher Lamb Without justice, charity is undermined Abigail Frymann Errant Knights need to show some humility Elena Curti Clare Short: ‘Church gave me best of values that have continued into my political and adult life' Former Labour minister offers candid and fond reflection on her Catholic upbringing I've chosen as my theme the link between a Catholic childhood and radical politics. I fear this may be slightly self-indulgent and autobiographical but there are some points that ... Secularism - good or bad? Archbishop Nichols and Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor take opposing views The two most senior clerics in England and Wales set out on the same day contrasting visions of the threats posed to Christianity by secularism. In a lecture at Ushaw College ... Portsmouth diocese denies liability for abusive priests Read letter to clergy explaning why it is fighting court ruling This week the diocese of Portsmouth launched an appeal against a High Court ruling that a bishop can be held legally liable for abuse committed by his priests. Last November ... Tiptoeing towards ScripturePope Benedict XVI has exhorted Catholics to become more familiar with their Bibles, in his round-up of the 2008 Synod on the Word of God. At the same time the Bible Society ...
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