Leader: The song from the silence

TOMORROW is the festival of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth.

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100 Years Ago: Rogationtide in London

THERE was a large procession gathered together in St Mary-the-Virgin, Primrose Hill, on the evening of Monday last.

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Why do so many adults loathe children?

‘Extreme measures to protect child vulnerability are now counter-productive’

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A guide to parenting

THE PURSUIT of a knife-murderer today is a whodunit with a difference. “Who’s the culprit?” is the traditional question that remains to the fore.

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Californian democracy in action

The Supreme Court of California, on 15 May, declared it unconstitutional for the state government to withhold the right to marry from same-sex couples...

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The day al-Qaeda killed UK justice

The news earlier this month that the Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada had been bailed under conditions that restrict him to 22-hour detention, under effective...

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Giles Fraser: Penalties of chaos in Chelsea

AFTER the penalty shoot-out between Manchester United and Chelsea at the end of the Champions League final last week, I wandered up towards Fulham Broadway...

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What is the value of learning?

A remarkable and spirit-lifting Associated Press photo appeared in The Guardian a year ago.

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Just as much courage as ever

‘People are impressively selfless, even after loving becomes thankless’

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