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Jill Duchess of Hamilton

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

Icons are displayed in a shop window in Jerusalem's Old City (Photo: AP)

The Alliance Pentecostal church is acquiring new converts each month

Middle Eastern Christians must pull together

The tower of a church and the minaret of a nearby mosque are seen in the West Bank city of Ramallah (Photo: CNS)

The timing of the Middle East Synod is unfortunate

Benedict XVI should address the papacy’s treatment of Robert the Bruce

A statue of Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn site (PA archive)

Scotland’s hero-king clashed repeatedly with the popes