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Is there a God? Where did the universe come from? Is there a purpose to life? Do we all share a single human nature? Why would a good God allow suffering? Do I have the right to choose the manner of my death? How can words convey meaning about things beyond human experience? If you enjoy asking questions like these then this site is for you. The Student Zone includes video introductions and detailed written information on common areas of study, particularly on topics in ethics, the philosophy of religion, and religion and science. Selected articles from the Catholic weekly The Tablet, which ar...

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Letter from Rome: Lunch with Hans Küng A personal memory of a day spent at the theologian's Tübingen home on the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council To this very day, I still don't know how he got my mobile phone number. But I do remember that morning in January 2009 as if it were only yesterday. The phone rang and the voice on the other end of the line said, "Robert Mickens, this is Hans Küng." I was shocked, quite frankly. My only other encounter with the famous Swiss theologian was also over the telephone. But it was a call I made to him from my landline in Rome. That was in ...

SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- A stone tablet recording the local development of Buddhism and dating back more than 400 years has been found in north China H