The Guardian, Cif Belief: The folly of German bishops making Catholics pay

A decision to make outcasts of German Catholics who do not pay church tax has drawn outrage from members

The Guardian, Comment is Free: Community-run libraries are part of the degradation of the service

Volunteers can bring much to libraries, but the fact they are replacing paid staff shows how much de-skilling has taken place

Religion still has a major part to play in popular protest, as it did in Poland 30 years ago

The newlyweds were presented as the progressive face of the monarchy, but now they want a housekeeper and dresser

These temples of learning have been under attack for years – depleted of professionals and filled with council money-spinners

Ignited by the Smolensk crash, bitter tensions have emerged between Poland’s Catholics and liberal secularists

John Henry Newman rightly insists in his classic work on the subject that narrow specialisations produce narrow minds

It’s failing to make a case for its survival as university cuts bite. But theology’s value as an academic discipline is incalculable

The leader of the Christian party, which opposes homosexuality, made his money writing gay disco anthems

Supporters of creationism in Northern Ireland are abusing the language of rights and equality in order to gain a foothold