Pope Francis brought an outsider’s eye to the papacy – even if healing the church’s divisions was beyond him Thought for the Day Island of secrets – Caldey Abbey abuse. Report by Catherine Pepinster Who will succeed Pope Francis? The Christian theology underpinning America First: and why Rory Stewart clashed with JD Vance Why did Justin Welby fall so tragically short? Because he was preoccupied with efficiency, not listening Christmas is more than a tradition – it’s a religious festival Explainer: The legacy of the Catholic church’s synod in Rome Talk about Lese Majeste - now the Sex Pistols' notorious God Save The Queen single cover is on display at Buck Hope by Pope Francis review – the first memoir by a sitting pontiff Starmer will change the way we view life and death Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury after 12 turbulent years The cowardly copycats avoiding sentencing must be stopped The real Conclave: The secret plotting under way to elect the next Pope The pope’s liberal supporters feel that he’s let them down | Catherine Pepinster If you want shoppers to act like decent human beings, treat them as such Britain is afraid of its Christian heritage We need the moral guidance of the Lord Bishops more than ever Britain is becoming a dangerously uncaring place to get old Some people are more equal than others in the rotten NHS How Pope Francis's encyclical could shake up the US election | Catherine Pepinster Order of service: the coronation of King Charles III In blessing same-sex couples, the church’s compassion has triumphed over blind faith | Catherine Pepinster Belgians pick up the pieces after deadly floods Large part of flood-ridden Pepinster's city centre to be demolished Voices under ruin of Pepinster, but little chance of survivors Rachael Bland was courageous. She was not a defeated warrior | Catherine Pepinster Diary: by Catherine Pepinster Pope Francis has utterly failed to tackle the church’s abuse scandal | Catherine Pepinster A Catholic prime minister in No 10 is a watershed moment | Catherine Pepinster Lourdes is the unlikely antidote to our Love Island culture | Catherine Pepinster Defenders of the Faith: How church, state and monarchy are inextricably bound - Catherine Pepinster It's a papal version of Succession: at Benedict XVI’s funeral, the plotting will begin | Catherine Pepinster Defenders of the Faith: The British monarchy, religion and the next generation by Catherine Pepinster After Ireland’s abortion vote, where does the Catholic church go now? | Catherine Pepinster The Keys and the Kingdom by Catherine Pepinster Memo to Prince William start planning your own Coronation NOW, writes CATHERINE PEPINSTER. Allowing priests to marry won’t solve the paedophile problem | Catherine Pepinster Martyrdom: Why martyrs still matter, by Catherine Pepinster Appointment of Catherine Pepinster as the UK Development Officer for the Anglican Centre in Rome What does Prince William actually believe, asks CATHERINE PEPINSTER? Christian faith sustains his father, King Death toll from Europe floods tops 150 as water recedes The woke cult can’t see that religion should be triggering Belgian news crew capture moment flooded house partially collapses – video | Belgium Critics, calm down! Rihanna’s sparkly mitre won’t harm the Catholic church | Catherine Pepinster Thomas Becket’s bloody tunic returns to Canterbury 850 years after he died Catherine Pepinster – Defenders of the Faith: The British monarchy, religion and the coronation I'd rather be a Catholic than be 'respectable' Britain can do business with Pope Benedict | Catherine Pepinster Is Ireland falling out of love with the Pope? Pope Francis's emphasis on social justice could reinvigorate the church 400 years on from Guy Fawkes, Britain’s Catholics still face prejudice What are British values? And are faith schools really undermining them? Former Oklahoma State forward Darrell Williams signs with Belgian club Verviers-Pepinster Elizabeth II: defender of the faith and missionary queen Is the Vatican really smiling on Britain? The Sri Lanka attacks reflect an era of global Christian persecution that surpasses Roman or Soviet times Royal Mail faces a reckoning with a public it holds in contempt Germany and Belgium floods: Victims pick up the pieces as Belgian village left devastated by deluge An unseemly, unwise haste to canonise John Paul II CATHERINE PEPINSTER: How misguided of the Church of England to use a 'pyramid of white supremacy' to teach chi Prayer ban victory highlights confusion over religious equality in schools Inventory of a Life Mislaid: An unreliable memoir , by Marina Warner Breast cancer screening saved my life - no apology can make up for the women who lost theirs No electricity, water or gas: 9,000 people need new accommodation after floods Wallonia pledges extra €40 million to rebuild homes devastated by 2021 floods Forget celibacy – the real problem for the Catholic church is that it has two leaders 90 percent of Walloon municipalities hit by the floods, death toll is still rising The Yorkshire Ripper left a generation of women in fear Catherine PEPINSTER