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Lindsey Hilsum
Much has been made of the divisions in Ukraine, though I am yet to meet a Ukrainian who wants a divide. The question now is whether popular anger about corruption can pull people back together.
Bishops think there is a link between food poverty and government welfare reforms. But what is the hard evidence?
The new Silvio Berlusconi or the Italian Tony Blair? As Matteo Renzi prepares to take power, Channel 4 News asks: who is Italy’s new prime minister-designate?
Vincent Nichols, the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in England and Wales, says the government has torn away the safety net for the poor and hungry, creating a “dramatic crisis”.
A scathing UN report calls on the Vatican to “immediately remove” all clergy known or suspected of child abuse, and says the church put its reputation before the protection of children.
Pope Francis says the internet is a “gift from God” – but who else has claimed rights to the world wide web? And how much of it is true?
As an Afghan citizen who is an atheist secures UK asylum for religious reasons, Channel 4 News looks at some of the countries where it is illegal to have no faith.
Pope Francis has created his first batch of cardinals, naming 19 men from around the world who will lead the Roman Catholic church.
Alex Thomson
Heard the one about the Catholic archbishop and the imam who decided to move in together? It’s not a joke in the war-torn Central African Republic.
Paul Goggins, the Labour MP and former minister, has died, a week after he collapsed while jogging.
Jonathan Rugman
If the Vatican under Pope Francis can recommit itself to helping the poor, while becoming more forgiving, then the Catholic church will have been rescued by a revolutionary with a message of simplicity and inclusivity.
From Father Christmas in Madagascar to lighting candles in India, Channel 4 News looks at how Christmas is being marked around the world.
Alex Thomson
What strikes me as odd is that it took the intervention of Channel 4 News to shut down David Limond and the vile sectarian and racial hatred he spewed out night after night on the internet broadcast “Rangers Chat”.
Alex Thomson
At the Don Bosco Catholic educational institute in Bangui, they frisk you for weapons at the door but still keep finding machetes here.
Alex Thomson
French soldiers are on the streets in the Central African Republic. But they cannot be everywhere: by day, Christian mobs still seek revenge, while the terror of the Seleka stalks at night.