A proposed separation wall near Bethlehem may jeopardise a famous altar wine produced at the Cremisan Monastery
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Fans unite to kill bill to end sectarianism

Both Celtic and Glasgow fans are campaigning against a bill that would criminalise displays of bigotry on the terraces
It’s becoming hard to find an Aussie priest

Soon one in four priests in Australia will be foreign-born or on visas
Assad shoves Christians into the firing line

Syria’s dictator has appointed a Greek Orthodox general as his new minister of defence: Christians may face retribution
The man who put purgatory on the map
A N Wilson suggests that purgatory only became part of Church doctrine in 1274
Pentecostals are quietly thriving in Jerusalem

The Alliance Pentecostal church is acquiring new converts each month
Middle Eastern Christians must pull together

The timing of the Middle East Synod is unfortunate
Benedict XVI should address the papacy’s treatment of Robert the Bruce

Scotland’s hero-king clashed repeatedly with the popes




Why Catholics are flocking to the Bible Belt
There are few Catholics in South Carolina, the reddest of red states, but that is changing fast