When it comes to theology, Donald Trump’s vice-president clearly knows best. Are we about to see an American break with Rome?The battle to be the absolute worst Trump henchman can feel so closely fought. But in the end,...
Read MoreTrump administration has riled head of Catholic church over use of theology to justify conflict in IranThe contrast in experience between the two men disagreeing over war and theology was striking.On the one side was Pope Leo...
Read MoreThe president’s attack on the head of the Catholic church and the AI depiction of himself as a Christ-like figure have not gone down well with one of the largest groups of swing voters in the USPoor persecuted Donald Trump...
Read MoreSome would like Leo to be more vocal on world conflict, but others say he uses his influence discreetlyAs Leo marks his inaugural Easter as pontiff, almost a year after his predecessor’s death, some Catholics are still...
Read MoreTheresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced itUK politics live – latest updatesThe former prime minister Theresa May has condemned a...
Read MoreThree nuns fled a care home to return to the convent, defying church orders and gaining global support – but their future remains unknownSister Bernadette recalls how she once struggled to wake her pupils at the...
Read MoreUtterly absorbing Slovenian debut reinvents the cliched idea of a Catholic girl’s sexual awakening, and proves that no teacher can be as cruel as a music teacherThis elegant and mysterious debut from Slovenian director...
Read MoreElection could be most unpredictable in church’s history with 133 diverse and divided participants in Sistine ChapelCatholic cardinals from all over the world will begin casting their votes for a new pope under...
Read MoreElectricity consumption in Spain gradually going back up as grid operator restores energy in more parts of the countryExplainer: what happened and what caused it?Spain caught unawares as the lights go outHave you been affected...
Read MoreCities across Spain and Portugal experience blackouts and transport chaos after power outageWe are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its...
Read MoreSome, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leaderFor Catholics who cherished Pope Francis’s relentless defence of the dignity of migrants and minorities, the footage...
Read MoreApplause rings out as late pontiff’s wooden coffin carried from altar of St Peter’s Basilica for open-air ceremonyPope Francis has been eulogised as “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards...
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