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As 1,000 people drown in the Mediterranean, Pope Francis calls for an international effort to help migrants risking their lives to reach Europe. Hannah Roberts reports from Sicily on the humanitarian emergency, while David Blair identifies a root cause of the surge in the number of refugees

COMMON GROUND Ed Miliband makes his pitch for the Catholic vote in an exclusive interview with Julia Langdon

MASS TOURISM 46 Masses in 46 churches: the challenge that broadcaster Adrian Chiles set himself

ANSWERS LACKING Liz Dodd examines what has gone wrong with the Bishops of England and Wales’ consultation ahead of October’s Synod on the Family