Jon Snow
The dog collared oil executive
Justin Welby was an oil executive, not necessarily the ingredient for a political archbishop, and yet his desertion of the oil field for the “Lord’s work” could be seen as revolutionary.
Search results for ‘Bishop’
422 items found
-
Jon Snow
-
Queen’s Sri Lanka visit for Commonwealth meeting ‘grotesque’
Exclusive: David Miliband and Sir Malcolm Rifkind call on the Commonwealth Secretariat to stop Sri Lanka from hosting its heads of government meeting because of the country’s poor human rights record.
-
Cardinals meet ahead of Pope decision
Cardinals hold final discussions on the state of the Roman Catholic church, the day before they seclude themselves from the world to elect a new pontiff.
-
Jon Snow
Hugo Chavez, the gringo and the rest of us
A combination of Venezuelan oil wealth and the distraction to US interests caused by the 9/11 attacks left Hugo Chavez free to introduce a revolution in his country.
-
Cardinal O’Brien: my sexual conduct ‘fell below’ standards
A week after resigning amid allegations by four men Britain’s most senior catholic Cardinal O’Brien drops his denials and admits sexual misconduct.
-
Celibacy and Catholicism: the end of the affair?
As the Catholic church copes with the aftermath of another sex scandal – this time involving Cardinal O’Brien, Britain’s most senior Catholic cleric – the celibacy of priests is back up for debate.
-
Sick Queen cancels Swansea visit
The Queen cancels a visit to Swansea on Saturday to celebrate St David’s Day after developing gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace confirms.
-
Cardinal Keith O’Brien resigns
Britain’s most senior Catholic cleric resigns, hours after the Vatican announces plans to investigate claims of inappropriate behaviour.
-
Cardinal reported for ‘inappropriate behaviour’
Three priests and a former priest report the most senior Catholic clergyman in Britain, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, to the Vatican over allegations of inappropriate behaviour stretching back 30 years.
-
Cardinal ‘raises eyebrows’ over call for priests to marry
A call for priests to be allowed to wed by the UK’s most senior Roman Catholic will “raise some eyebrows” in the Vatican in the run-up to the election of the next Pope.
-
Pope Benedict XVI to step down
The Pope is to resign at the end of February, saying that he no longer has the “strength of mind and body” required to “adequately fulfil the ministry entrusted to me”.
-
Popes with a hope? The men tipped to succeed Benedict
With Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, eyes will now turn to who his successor might be – but who are the runners and riders?
-
Benedict was one of the ‘very great Popes’
As the Pope announces he will stand down at the end of February, the Archbishop of Liverpool Patrick Kelly tells Channel 4 News Benedict XVI will go down as “one of the very great Popes”.
-
Pope Benedict and sex abuse: suffer the children?
The evolution of Pope Benedict XVI’s responses to allegations of child abuse by members of the Catholic clergy reflects a growing public awareness of the issue. But has he gone far enough?
-
Michael Crick
Eastleigh: stage set for a fascinating political battle
Eastleigh has been transformed from a dull, safe seat to the stage for one of the most intriguing political battles in years. Political Correspondent Michael Crick looks at the players.
