So, the parents in this gospel who sought a blessing from Jesus weren’t being emotional but hard-headedly pragmatic: their aim was to secure a return on their investment, namely, the safe arrival of ...

Of course, the question of evidence is important. After all, of the 300 million people with access to apparently safe ...

Church leaders have warned Sir Keir Starmer that plans to introduce assisted dying will put vulnerable people at risk.

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals on Sunday, including five bishops of Latin American dioceses and three east Asian bishops ...