Take a step back, and it has been quite a few days. This has been a week at Westminster that has seen two decisions that point to a profound, socially liberal shift. Just a few days ago, MPs voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their...
Aleem Maqbool Religion editor BBC Over 12 profoundly consequential years for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis steered it into uncharted territory and did so in ways that will resonate long into the future. The pontiff worked to soften the face of the Catholic Church for many, loosened the Vatican’s grip on power and intervened in...
A Devon woman with no previous sailing experience said the first part of a round-the-world journey has been “profound”. Wedding celebrant Zena Birch, from Plymouth, started her circumnavigation in January after she was invited by a couple she had helped marry a decade earlier. Ms Birch, who is one of six people on board the...