Sins of the fathers: child sex abuse in the Catholic Church
Two new books highlight the horrific scale of child sex abuse within Catholic institutions in Britain.
Faith & Religion
“Tout est pardonné” – Charlie Hebdo publishes first edition since last week’s attack
Last week’s attack on the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo left 12 people dead, including five of France’s top cartoonists. This week, their surviving colleagues produced an…
An atheist’s guide to Christmas music
Is it possible to unpick the secular from the religious in Christmas carols?
Mapping extremism
Religious fundamentalism comes in many different forms. Here's a short guide.
Shlomo Sand: How I Stopped Being a Jew
A review of the Israeli historian's new book.
Are atheists as moral as anyone else?
A new survey suggests that half of Britons say yes.
What the Christians did for us
Do modern liberal values have their origins in religious tradition?
Is the Vatican changing its stance on homosexuality?
"Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community", say bishops.
Northern Ireland’s new health minister says he will not abandon his religious principles
Jim Wells emphasises "protecting the unborn child, supporting the concept of marriage".
Profits and miracles
South Africa’s deeply unequal society has led to the rise of the “occult economy”: quack cures sold by mystics to poor urban workers.