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AP McCoy among prominent Catholics recognised in new year's honours list

The Northern Irish jockey AP (Tony) McCoy who retired at the end of last season after becoming the most successful ever in his sport, joins Denis Keefe, Ambassador to Serbia and former England rugby union international Mark Cueto as Catholics being recognised in this year's honours list

Extremism will be beaten by love and a warm welcome for refugees, says Welby

Poems at Christmas: songs of the heart to read aloud this holiday

Let mercy bring peace to war-torn parts of the world, Pope says in Christmas message

Governments urged to recognise Christian deaths in Middle East as a genocide

Nichols calls for end to religious violence as PM lauds UK's Christian roots

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Francis’ race against time

This year poses huge challenges across the world, none more so than for Francis, anxious to secure his reforms to the Church yet aware that he is approaching his 80th birthday

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Christopher Lamb

Lessons from history as 40-year anniversary of referendum on EU passes

The bard at 400: death, judgement, forgiveness and reconciliation

Welby's way: How to avoid an Anglican schism that many believe has already occurred

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From the Editor's Desk

Canoes in the high street - the trouble with flooding

The Anglican dilemma: Welby needs to rethink the definition of a Communion

Blogs

Mother Teresa's miracle won't help the poor Free

Posted: 24 December 2015 by Clifford Longley

Mother Teresa is destined to become the patron saint of darkness

Posted: 21 December 2015

School holiday meals should become a vital tool in the fight against child hunger in the UK Free

Posted: 17 December 2015

Finance and Vatileaks becomes a pressing issue as 2015 draws to a close for Pope Francis

Posted: 17 December 2015 by Christopher Lamb in Rome

Texts, Speeches and Homilies

Pope in Africa: Address in the Kangemi slum, Nairobi, Kenya on Friday 27 November Free

Posted: 27 November 2015

Pope in Africa: Homily of Pope Francis in Nairobi, Central Park, Thursday 26 November 2015 Free

Posted: 26 November 2015

Columnists

In January 2017 the EU will still be preoccupied with money and migrants

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Peter Hennessy

People, particularly young people, are naturally information-seekers

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Lauren Nicholson-Ward

Glimpses of Eden

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Jonathan Tulloch

The Church in the World

Reconciliation and hope in crisis zones

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Ellen Teague , Fredrick Nzwili

Duka defends eastern Europe on refugees

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt

Bishops highlight solidarity with migrants

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Michael Sean Winters

Pontier criticises security crackdown

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Tom Heneghan

Books

The Poems of T. S. Eliot: The Annotated Text

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Christopher Ricks and Jim McCue, reviewed by Ian Thomson

The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Elizabeth Norton, reviewed by Susan Doran

Antony Gormley on Sculpture

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Mark Holborn, reviewed by Marina Vaizey

The Unfriended

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Jane McLoughlin, reviewed by Mary Kenny

Arts

The old ones are the best

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Laura Gascoigne

Vision on

Posted: 29 December 2015 by John Morrish

Certainties and surprises

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Mark Lawson

Shots in the dark

Posted: 29 December 2015 by Francine Stock

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