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Ed West

Ed West is the features editor of the Catholic Herald and a blogger for the Daily Telegraph. He writes about politics, religion and culture.

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• Priest starts campaign for London to host World Youth Day

  Monday, January 16th, 2012

  Fr Stephen Wang, dean at Allen Hall seminary, is calling for WYD to be held in London in 2016

• Church as state

  Thursday, December 8th, 2011

  Mark Steyn argues that big government has become a form of religious belief, says Ed West

• Christians should not rejoice at death of Osama bin Laden, says Vatican spokesman

  Monday, May 2nd, 2011

  Fr Lombardi responds to news that Osama bin Laden has been killed, saying ‘Christians should never rejoice at the death of a human being’

• The man who wants to save Labour’s soul

  Friday, December 3rd, 2010

  The Church fell out with Labour under Blair. Catholic MP Jon Cruddas speaks about why the people’s party lost its faith

• Apostolic Visitation to Ireland begins

  Friday, November 12th, 2010

  Visitators will not grant interviews about the process until next Easter, according to the Vatican

• Church is enjoying a ‘Benedict bounce’, cardinal tells Pope

  Sunday, September 19th, 2010

  Cardinal Keith O’Brien: ‘You have reassured us that Christianity is alive and well in our countries’

• Pope meets David Cameron

  Saturday, September 18th, 2010

  The historic meeting took place this morning at Archbishop’s House, Westminster

• Pope urges children to grow in holiness at first papal event in England

  Friday, September 17th, 2010

  Holy Father told gathering that ‘they must not just be good students but good citizens and good people’

• Papal visit will be a great Commonwealth event, says Lord Patten

  Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

  Visit organiser points out that Benedict XVI was more popular in Australia than the Olympics

• Abbot and Sister take on ‘bear pit’ of atheists in debate over papal visit

  Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

  London audience backed the motion ‘The papal visit should not be a state visit’