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The increasing woes of Asia’s Christians
(4 minute read) Persecution and marginalisation of the religious minority are on the rise across the continent, says Ben Joseph.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Catholic Church
(3 minute read) What can such an ‘old-fashioned’ religious institution say about this most modern of technological revolutions? asks Aaron Humphriss. A lot, he says, and it’s worth listening to.
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The thorn and the papyrus: a tale of two relics
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst looks at the curious world of religious relics.
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Justice is not to be found in the execution chamber
(6 minute read) Melinda Ribnek, who survived a horrific rape and attempted murder, says the execution of her attacker would have been a mistake and a failure.
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The deaf who helped me hear
(3 minute read) The cheerfulness, resilience and faith of four deaf girls led Kevin Murphy to change the direction of his life.
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Christmas against the Nazis
(5 minute read) Joseph Evans describes how a Christmas ski trip prepared a heroic group of German students for their later anti-Nazi activism.
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Taking the temperature of COP26
(4 minute read) Martin Poulsom of the University of Roehampton in London draws on the Christian tradition to offer a verdict on the recent UN conference and the climate emergency.
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“Today, the divisions are more within religions than between religions”
(2 minute read) We have entered ‘a golden age of inter-religious dialogue’, Rabbi David Shlomo Rosen, the American Jewish Committee’s International Director of Interreligious Affairs, tells Maria José Atienza.
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Food, faith and family
(4 minute read) Giovanna Eusebi reveals how to value food and make it a priceless bond in relationships.
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An artistic contribution to the science-religion debate
(5 minute read) Carolyn Morrison re-visits the life, work and beliefs of the celebrated Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus at the National Gallery.