Film review: Maria CELTIC spirituality holds that everybody needs a soul-friend. Controversially, a new biopic starring Angelina Jolie suggests that for the opera singer Maria Callas it was Mandrax. In Pablo Larraín’s film Maria (Cert. 12A), the drug identifies itse...
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Italian bishops revise advice on sexuality of candidates for the priesthood THE Italian Bishops’ Conference, in a move that apparently has Vatican approval, has said that men should not be prejudged if they refer to homosexual tendencies when they apply to be trained for the priesthood.
“Canon Law prescribes that the dioc...
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Just Stop Oil marks hottest year so far in Westminster Abbey chalk protest CLIMATE protesters defaced Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey temporarily on Monday, drawing attention to last week’s news that, in 2024, average temperatures had been, for the first time, more than 1.5ºC higher than in the pre-industrial...
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity to celebrate 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea From Thursday 18 January, churches around the world will mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity over a period of eight days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul. The annual event,...
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The faith of the detransitioners Many who reject a transgender identity have found peace in Christ.
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