Christianity
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Thousands of people sang Happy Birthday and performed a mass tango in St Peter’s Square to celebrate the pope’s birthday. The Argentinian pontiff was born in the birthplace of the tango and previously admitted to being a fan of the erotic dance
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Pope sent letters to Obama and Castro calling on pair to ‘resolve humanitarian questions of common interest’ while Vatican helped broker talks
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Peter Saunders invited to nine-member body to protect children and help others abused by members of Catholic church
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Thousands gather in Vatican City to dance and sing Happy Birthday for pope, who has turned 78
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Even before her latest role, Lane had long been one of the most influential women in the church
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Judges rule against Mary Doogan and Concepta Wood, who brought case objecting to any involvement in abortions
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Lambeth Palace announces appointment just four weeks after General Synod voted to allow women to become bishops
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Woman to be appointed as bishop of Stockport on Wednesday, four weeks after governing body voted for historic law change
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Controversial inquiry that affected almost 400 institutes of US ‘women religious’ ends with benign report
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Campaigners welcome deputy prime minister’s announcement, as latest opinion poll shows 71% of electorate would vote yes
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Women's rights and gender equality in focus Sex education from church and state sends mixed messages in Vietnam
As church activists hand out information on ‘safe days’ to students, Vietnam’s high abortion rate suggests a need for accurate contraception advice, writes Marianne Brown -
From Nicholas Allan’s Jesus’ Christmas Party to Jan Pienkowski’s The First Christmas, the Book Doctor seeks out the books which most beautifully tell the Christmas story
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Priest celibacy rule not under review, despite report saying it may contribute to child abuse, says the head of the Truth Justice and Healing Council
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Giles Fraser: Loose canon: It’s depressing that a decade after I wrote about a Christian charity’s thinly disguised Islamophobia, they’re still at it
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Request by Tibetan leader, attending meeting of Nobel laureates in Rome, declined ‘for obvious reasons concerning delicate situation’
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Homa Khaleeli: Symphysiotomy has left many Irish mothers with serious long-term health problems. So did religious dogma trump the women’s best interests?
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Church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council calls for priests to be given ‘psycho-sexual development’ training
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Victims say conservative Christian college discouraged them from reporting incidents, investigation finds
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Gaby Hinsliff: Don’t believe those who say they have to apologise for their faith. Christianity in Britain is doing fine
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Kentucky Christian ministry that runs Creation Museum told that state tax incentives ‘cannot be used to fund religious indoctrination’
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The Scottish actor will star in the tale of Jesus’s 40-day fast in the desert, when he is tempted by Satan – also played by McGregor
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Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
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Lady Jenkin’s remarks overshadow launch of report examining rapid rise in numbers of Britons who are reliant on food banks
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Important points contained in the Feeding Britain report are ignored as everyone focuses instead on Tory peer’s soundbite
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John Crace: This isn’t a political issue, said the archbishop of Canterbury at the launch of Feeding Britain, a Church of England funded report. Then came a contribution from Conservative peer Lady Jenkin
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Andrew Brown: With poverty issues part of the job, tension between church and state began with Robert Runcie and Justin Welby maintains this commitment
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Politics blog When the church upsets the Daily Mail and David Mellor it must be doing something right
Justin Welby’s comments bring to mind George Bell, bishop of Chichester, who was a thorn in the side of Whitehall for decades
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Archbishop of Westminster says youngsters are being promised careers in Premier League by abusers
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Government of Andalusia says Diocese of Córdoba is ignoring site’s history as a place of worship for Muslims and Christians
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Giles Fraser: It seems that making the human stand out as morally particular requires some sort of leap of faith
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Planned shareholder resolution is a ‘vital opportunity to influence companies’ climate change strategy’, says investment chief
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Pontiff is said to have dismissed commander Daniel Anrig after becoming unhappy with order’s gruelling shifts and strict rules
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Politician and businessman who became one of the first Conservatives to be elected to the European parliament
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Pontiff wraps up Turkey visit by addressing plight of Christians in Syria and iraq and calls for ‘constructive dialogue’ with Islam
I didn't need the pope to tell me animals have souls. I have a dog