Martin Scorsese, priest of the silver screen
In his youth, the great auteur wanted to join the Church – but he practised his faith better from the…
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On the pilgrim’s trail for Gen Z’s first saint
The young people filling churches can follow Carlo Acutis from Chelsea to Italy
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An audience with Austria’s “rebel nuns”
The elderly sisters who defied Church authority are paragons of speaking truth to power
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The first female Archbishop of Canterbury is a lifelong trailblazer
Sarah Mullaly is a safe steward for the troubled Church of England
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Did you hear there’s a Rapture tonight?
TikTok Christians believe they might be about to ascend to heaven
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Christianity’s political ascent
Alice Roberts’ history of the late Roman empire dispels the notion of a faith for the poor and oppressed –…
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Letter of the week: Closer to God
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Can the Church of England be saved?
Whoever the next archbishop of Canterbury will be, they face a legacy of scandal, doctrinal division and dwindling congregations.
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