Rupert Shortt, Author at Catholic Herald

Rupert Shortt

March 01, 2023

Faith can be deepened, not destroyed, by strife, even when the suffering is unspeakable, says Rupert Shortt. When the renowned Jewish thinker Jonathan Sacks was asked where God had been at Auschwitz, he effectively reversed the terms of the question by asking, “Where was man?” God, he said, was there in the words “You shall

The problem with God

October 07, 2022

Where is He to be found in a world full of pain and suffering?

After ISIS, there are more horrors to come

November 24, 2016

Islamist “hyper-extremism” is not only destroying the multi-faith ecology of the Middle East but also threatening parts of Africa and the West, according to a new report. The latest edition of Religious Freedom in the World, a global survey published by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), identifies ISIS as the

After ISIS, there are more horrors to come

November 23, 2016

Christian minorities across the world are facing a deadly new ‘hyper-extremism’. There is only one way to ensure their survival

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