Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope in talks to heal rift is the tenor of most news reports on their 20-minute meeting today A nbsp Vatican communiqu eacute described the encounter as cordial when isn t it they discussed the challenges facing all Christian communities at the beginning of t

Here s a flow-chart for Church of England priests considering whether to accept the Pope s offer of a post-Anglican sanctuary within the Catholic Church courtesy of the Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley cyber-coenobites apparently -- h t Andrew Brown at the Guardian

Our newest editor is Kerry Weber a talented young woman well young to me who had previously worked at Catholic Digest We re delighted to have her and I m even more delighted that she s a great writer and reviewer as well who has submitted this review of the new Wes Anderson film Fantastic M

A 4 700 word gauntlet has been thrown down before what I guess is perceived as America s liberal-secular triumphalism apparently made real to social conservative imagination by the Obama ascendancy via the Manhattan Declaration which issues a clarion call to Christians to adhere to their convi

Here s the story from the London nbsp Times online A Vatican scholar claims to have deciphered the death certificate imprinted on the Shroud of Turin or Holy Shroud a linen cloth revered by Christians and held by many to bear the image of the crucified Jesus Dr Barbara Frale a researcher in t

Frank Clooney s nbsp post below got me thinking about who else should be a saint nbsp Given that I m not the pope I don t have much say in the matter but here s my Top Five list nbsp nbsp I m leaving out those who are already on the fast track like Pope nbsp John Paul II Mother Teresa John