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Ten years on, the papacy of Pope Francis remains a radical work in progress

In just over a week’s time, Pope Francis will be marking ten years since the day he was elected

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One year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, uncertainty now looms for Ukrainian refugees here in the UK

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began a year ago this week, was an extraordinary and unexpected event that

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Events in Scotland have revealed a fixation with issues of faith and morality in public politics, but this needs to change

When Alex Salmond resigned from the SNP in the face of allegations of sexual misconduct in 2013 (from which

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As Church of England seeks an un-gendered God, there are words that must be protected

In the coming months the Church of England is planning to debate the adoption of non-gendered language when referring

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Whatever the challenges of housing migrants and asylum seekers, the government mustn’t resort to private landlords

This morning the government announced that it’s abandoning plans to house asylum seekers in a Pontins Holiday Park on

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“Stop the boats” is no platform on which to try and rebuild the UK’s battered economy

Understandably, there had been a degree of anticipation – and even vague hope – surrounding Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s all-important

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A meaningful Levelling Up strategy needs to address the real issues affecting local communities

This week the government announced the second round of awards in its flagship Levelling Up Fund project. More than

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NHS ambulance crisis just confirms that governments don’t see a healthy society as a moral or economic priority

In the early hours of this morning, our front lounge was illuminated by the blue flashing lights of an

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Everyone’s hopping on the annual poppy appeal bandwagon, but let’s not forget its core purpose, says Joseph Kelly  

Tomorrow, “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”, Commonwealth member states will stop to

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Migration is an urgent and complex issue, but a fundamental change of approach is needed, says Joseph Kelly

When our Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees hit out this week at conditions at the Manston refugee centre,

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Rishi Sunak has made a positive start by halting fracking, but not going to COP27 is a grave error of judgement, says Joseph Kelly

With the appointment of Rishi Sunak as the UK’s latest Prime Minister, there was perhaps some small hope that

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As Liz Truss resigns, it’s time to turn our backs on divisive politics and heed some words of advice from Pope Francis, says Joseph Kelly

On Monday this week Pope Francis met with a group of entrepreneurs from Spain, and used the opportunity to

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