Gods of the green fields
Marcelo Bielsa, a manager once hailed as "God", has been sacked from Leeds United. When it comes to faith in football, the history of leadership at the club has lessons…
Faith & Religion
Book review: Cardinal Sin
A new book on the disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien explores the Catholic Church's tortured relationship with same-sex desire.
Feast for the soul
For many, fasting is a crucial part of life. What could an atheist traveller learn by participating in Ramadan?
Book review: God: An Anatomy
A new book examines how the western idea of God developed, and how the values and flaws attributed to him have changed over time.
Blasphemy in the classroom
What does the fallout from the Batley Grammar School case say about free speech in Britain?
Why is an anti-homophobia bill being fought by the Vatican?
A bill that would punish violence against LGBT people has kicked up a storm between the Italian state and the Catholic Church. We should be questioning why the Vatican holds…
Women married in faith ceremonies need better protection
Marriage law in England and Wales is finally being modernised. We must not forget the women harmed by religious ceremonies.
Cubs of the Caliphate
Little attention has been paid to the boys groomed by ISIS to become the next jihadis. But a detention centre in the democratic commune of Rojava offers a model for…
Inside the fight to provide abortion in Poland
Since Poland’s near-total ban on abortion, women have been fighting back. Is the nation on their side?
“It was a double whammy of a blow to the Catholic Church in Ireland”
It's three years since the Irish people voted to legalise abortion. We talk to key campaigner Ailbhe Smyth about the backlash, the shifting role of the Church in society, and…