From the October issue of the Atlantic an exhaustive profile of America rsquo s most powerful Catholic politico Vice President Joe Biden Writer Mark Bowden chronicles Biden rsquo s ascendency to President Obama rsquo s inner circle highlighting his transformation over the last two years from gaf

Pope Benedict XVI s four-day visit to the UK has so far been one long argument -- demonstrated in words deeds and symbolism -- against the secularist attempt to drive out faith from the public square But the argument has been accompanied by a call -- to Catholics to take their place in that square

At a Mass at Westminster Cathedral Pope Benedict has just spoken these words in his homily -- some of the strongest yet expressed on clerical sex abuse ldquo Here too I think of the immense suffering caused by the abuse of children especially within the Church and by her ministers Above all I e

WESTMINSTER I ve just come out from Pope Benedict XVI s address to representatives of civil society in Parliament s Westminster Hall feeling like I ve witnessed a genuine historical moment The Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow told the Pope that what was once thought inconceiv

From the Tablet s blog by Catherine Pepinster editor in chief When the staff of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity were told on Tuesday that Cardinal Walter Kasper ndash their boss of 10 years who retired just a few weeks ago ndash would not be joining the papal visit to Br

TWICKENHAM Pope Benedict s UK campaign against secularism has continued this morning at a Catholic university college in south-west London where he has given three addresses which amplified the clear theme of this visit -- that pluralism depends on opening up to faith The first speech this morni