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Vaisakhi Festival 2013

In Pictures: Vaisakhi Festival 2013

The Sikh’s most sacred day, celebrated London style.

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London’s Forgotten Disasters: The Fatal Vespers

A hundred die in Blackfriars as floor collapses.

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Alternative Tube Maps: Biblical Underground

From Abrahamstead to Watflood.

Alain de Botton's 'Temple for Atheists'

Alain de Botton’s Towering Temple Of Atheism

A sorely-needed place of reflection for the godless, or a giant publicity stunt? Discuss.

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Review: Miracles & Charms @ Wellcome Collection

Faith, hope and chance will leave you charmed.

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Exhibition Review: Treasures Of Heaven @ British Museum

Medieval Christianity and relics take centre stage in the BM’s major new exhibition.

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Comedy Review: Richard Herring, Christ On A Bike: The Second Coming

Be-sandalled, be-suited and be-bearded, Richard Herring brings the ‘second coming’ of his favourite solo show, Christ On A Bike, to the Leicester Square Theatre for a seasonal run.

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Pope Tickets Still Available

Fewer people than expected have booked places to glimpse Benedict XVI at a vigil in Hyde Park this Saturday. The Pope’s fallible ticketing strategy has reportedly seen the event downgraded from 60,000 to 50,000 – or, to put it another way, he’s attracting about two-thirds …

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Catholics Take Out Bus Ads Aimed At Pope

The Pope’s visit to England next month is sure to provoke protests, campaigns and demonstrations of every flavour. Here’s a curious one. The Catholic Women’s Ordination group will take out advertising space on London’s buses, asking the Pope to admit women priests into the church. …

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Online Campaign Launched To Save Ministry Of Sound

A campaign has been launched to save the grandpappy of clubland, which is threatened with closure due to a new residential block planned for a nearby plot of land. The online petition at Ministry’s corporate website has already racked up 5,000 signatures, many of which …

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In Pictures: London for a Secular Europe Protest

Around 300 people (mostly it seems members of the LGBT community) faced the loveless streets of London on a wintry Valentine’s Day afternoon to voice their opposition to the seemingly growing political interference of the Vatican and the Pope in European and British politics. The …