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MPs prepare for abortion showdown
Pro-lifers fear that embryology Bill will be hijacked next week to legalise abortion on demand


The Tories, like Labour and the Lib Dems, are expected to back the deregulation of early abortions

Polish community in uproar over order's plan to sell Fawley Court
By Mark Greaves

Cardinal urges Christians to seek dialogue with atheists
By Simon Caldwell

Cardinal seeks Sunday Latin Mass in every parish
By Anna Arco

Don't treat sex like a drug, Pope tells young people
By John Thavis

IN THE PAPER THIS WEEK
Benedict XVI grants indulgences for jubilee honouring St Paul

Features
Leading the flock in Islam's home

For the first time in 13 centuries Christianity is openly practised in Arabia. Richard Rawlinson speaks to the local bishop

The heart of Joseph Ratzinger's Bavaria
In the second of three extracts from her new book Alessandra Borghese visits a shrine which shaped the piety of Joseph Ratzinger

Girls bring a 'second spring' to Downside
Downside's strength at rugby could not mask its falling pupil rolls and poor exam results. But, as Will Heaven finds, the school has seen a transformation

IN THE PAPER THIS WEEK
Hugh David wonders why religious orders bother with posh schools



Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Journey to the USA, 2008

 

Inaugural John Henry Newman Lecture

Reviews
Romance is painful in Beirut
Ed West on Caramel

Alt
Nadine Labaki, above, is the director of Caramel and also plays its lead character Layale. The film is too excruciating to watch without covering one's eyes

Can these (very) short stories rescue the genre?
The American writer Amy Hempel's mordant little stories are widely admired - yet sometimes they read like jokes without a punchline, says Matt Thorne

Good will ethics
These 18 essays represent Catholic theology at its best, says John Greenhalgh

IN THE PAPER THIS WEEK
Michael White on Tsunami, a song cycle composed by Dominic Muldowney

Editor’s Notes
Brand awareness
From Luke Coppen , our editor

Editors Blog

Opinion
How the middle classes captured the Irish Church
Irish Catholicism is paying the price for neglecting its authentic roots, says Oliver Rafferty SJ



Quentin de la Bédoyère’s Science and Faith blog

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