In its familiar translations, the Stabat Mater is a favourite hymn of English-speaking Catholics....

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Why do some religious believers slaughter those who refuse to convert to their faith, refuse scie...

Recent decades have seen passionate debate in the Church about the nature of priesthood. Cardinal...

This groundbreaking book looks at the major approved Marian apparitions of the last five centurie...

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First published in 1548, the Spritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola have been a seminal infl...

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The best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, has brought under scrutiny a powerful and influential ...