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The re-election of Donald Trump last November thrilled many on the right, especially nationalists wanting to adapt his America First ideology to their own countries. And some Christians looked past Trump’s personal history of multiple divorce and sexual scandal to suggest this was an age of religious rebirth.But for one of Britain’s leading conservatives, Donald Trump, and the United States itself, are poor role models for true conservatives. Peter Hitchens is a popular columnist for The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday.

2025 is a jubilee year for the Catholic Church, traditionally a time for renewal and the forgiveness of debt and sin. For millions of Catholics, it also brings an opportunity for a pilgrimage to Rome – and that would normally involve being part of a mass or public prayer led by the Pope. But with Pope Francis still in recovery from double pneumonia, pilgrims are finding new ways to mark the jubilee. Hermione Kitson reports from Rome.

Why are clergy regarded as office holders rather than staff? We speak to  Reverend Chris Bedding,  an Anglican priest and executive officer of the Faith Workers Alliance.   2025 is a jubilee year for the Catholic Church, traditionally a time for renewal and the forgiveness of debt and sin.  But with Pope Francis still in recovery from double pneumonia, pilgrims are finding new ways to mark the jubilee.And why are Donald Trump, and the United States itself,  poor role models for true conservatives. Andrew West speaks with Peter Hitchens, a popular conservative columnist for The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday.

In the global south, the pope's message about poverty and climate change resounds loudly.

The Catholic nuns ran Ward 17 at St Vincent's Hospital, where they nursed hundreds of HIV AIDS patients. Sister Nolan remembers David Polson and the prejudice he and other patients encountered.

An uneasy calm had settled over Syria, and religious minorities were more hopeful they could survive the new regime. But what are the implications of recent clashes with loyalists to the Assad regime?

What are the implications of recent clashes with loyalists to the Assad regime?The Sisters of Charity ran Ward 17 at St Vincent's Hospital, where they nursed hundreds of HIV AIDS patients. Sister Nolan remembers David Polson and the prejudice he and other patients encountered.And why  does the pope's message about poverty and climate change resound loudly in the global south?

Pope Francis has revealed he's written a resignation letter-without a date ; and how did the word woke go from badge of pride to insult?

Pope Francis has revealed  he's written a resignation letter -- but without a date. So what happens if the Pope slips into unconsciousness? Who’s responsible for leading 1.3 billion Catholics?

The word woke has gone from badge of pride to insult. Those who have embraced so-called wokeness say they are promoting social justice. But to sociologist and author Musa al-Gharbi, it’s social justice for the comfortable.