Cardinal Burke 'very happy' with election of Trump saying president-elect 'undoubtedly' preferable to Clinton

Prominent United States’ cardinal Cardinal Burke has welcomed the Republican candidate Donald Trump’s election as president this week saying that the his pro-life stance on abortion made him a better choice for the White House than his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton...

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Congressmen call halt to same sex marriage in Mexico for fear of Catholic backlash

White Catholics turned out to be significant voting bloc for US president-elect Donald Trump

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Era of harsh morality: how much was Catholic Church's policy of forcing adoptions on marriage-less mothers dictated by the mores of the times?Premium

This week the Church apologised for the way it handled adoptions 50 years ago. But how much was it to blame, and how much was the policy dictated by the mores of the times?

10 November 2016 by Terry Philpot

The Tablet Interview: Former Justice Secretary and Anglican Michael Gove in conversation ahead of the Longford lecturePremium

2016 Election: The US presidential circus has highlighted the fact that no one knows what the two main parties stand for anymore Premium

You’re hired!: Can the Catholic Church learn about choosing parish clergy from the Church of England?Premium

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Flawed, odious and unpopular Trump still offers Americans a better future than Clinton

02 November 2016 by Arthur McCaffrey

A walk through the Calais Jungle - how humanity is surviving against the odds

21 October 2016 by Tim Gee

We need more boots on the ground if we are going to stem this rising tide of harassment against women

10 October 2016 by Arthur McCaffrey

Francis makes cardinals less European and more pastoral Premium

09 October 2016 by Christopher Lamb

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Pope Francis Ecumenical Prayer in the Lutheran Cathedral in the City of Lund, Sweden - 31 October 2016

31 October 2016

Cardinal Vincent Nichols address to Pope Francis on behalf of the Santa Marta Group

28 October 2016

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Should ‘the people’ be able to have what they want? Premium

10 November 2016 by Carmody Grey

Once the doorway to fanaticism has opened, it is hard to close Premium

10 November 2016 by Clifford Longley

It was not that the cardinal was wearing thick black eye make-up that distracted me Premium

10 November 2016 by Christopher Howse

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10 November 2016 by Jonathan Tulloch

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To everything there is a season Premium

10 November 2016 by Frances Novillo

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10 November 2016 by Robert Carver

The long struggle Premium

10 November 2016 by André Van Loon

Bare necessities - The Jungle Book: the Mowgli stories Premium

10 November 2016 by Julian Margaret Gibbs

For King and Countryside Premium

10 November 2016 by Jonathan Tulloch

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Going to town on an ideal Premium

10 November 2016 by Laura Gascoigne

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10 November 2016 by Mark Lawson

Beauty amid austerity Premium

10 November 2016 by John Morrish

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10 November 2016 by Anthony Quinn

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