Gentle into that good night

Supporters of euthanasia claim that terminally ill people often die in agony, but hospice managers promise a pain-free death...

A home for the faithful

A house left to the National Trust on condition that it be rented to Catholics will soon fall foul of discrimination laws...

Putin the survivor

The Russian president has been shocked by the ?orange revolution? in neighbouring Ukraine but people power is not likely to unseat him...

No more tax and spend

The notion of ?public value? is the latest big idea in Labour circles but it also challenges the Church?s thinking on taxation...

For the love of the game

Ardent football fans sing, clasp their hands and pray, but are these rituals enough to qualify the sport as a religion?...

Blessed are the fearless

Those who possess the courage to face death find a new freedom which they pass on to others...

Much more than bricks and mortar

A project to build a new hall has given new vibrancy to a community and helped it to reach out to those outside...

Desert or a dessert?

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