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'Is it right to administer last rites when it could scare a patient to death?' A Herald chaplain answers
concerned catholic: mum will be 90 soon. she is really well cared for in her home, but is extremely frail. we have been warned that it might...
The Catholic Herald
Former seminary wins major national award for education
a former catholic seminary in the north-east of england has won a major conservation award for its work in education. ushaw in county durham...
The Catholic Herald
US Benedictine nuns purchase and move into historic English abbey – now hoping to pay off debt
a group of religious sisters from the benedictines of mary, queen of the apostles in the united states are now settled in staffordshire, eng...
Tom Colsy
US bishops take on government non-discrimination rule for 'gender identity, sexual orientation' in health services
new york – lawyers representing the us catholic bishops have written to the us department of health and human services (hhs) to express conc...
johnlavenburg
Lord Mayor of Westminster chops down Norwegian tree destined for Trafalgar Square this Christmas
one of the world's most famous christmas trees has just been cut down in the idyllic forest of grefsenkleiva in norway. the lord mayor of we...
The Catholic Herald
UK’s longest-serving MPs unite across political divide to oppose ‘flawed process’ on assisted suicide Bill
the uk’s two longest-serving mps and who come from the country's two main opposing parties have united to oppose the new bill to legalise as...
Thomas Edwards
New study contradicts government findings to show 'assisted dying’ harms palliative care
the anscombe centre has published a new paper analysing evidence from multiple jurisdictions that have introduced "assisted dying" and which...
The Catholic Herald
Canonisation dates for Blesseds Acutis and Frassati confirmed by Pope Francis
pope francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonisation dates of two of the catholic church’s most popular young saints-i...
Elise Allen
New project launched to support ethical investing by religious groups
this week a new set of guidelines to help facilitate faith-consistent investing was launched by the church investors group (cig), which...
The Catholic Herald
EDITORIAL: Time to rally and oppose the advancing culture of death
at the end of this month, on 29 november, mps will debate kim leadbeater’s “choice at the end of life” bill to allow assisted suicide for th...
The Catholic Herald
London museum to show 'queer' drag-themed reinterpretation of Handel's Messiah
a london museum is to present a drag-themed reinterpretation of handel's messiah this december. the foundling museum in camden, london, will...
Thomas Edwards
Dublin priest numbers will fall 70 per cent in next 20 years or sooner
priest numbers in the dublin archdiocese are expected to decline by 70 per cent in the next 20 years, but there are fears such a decline may...
DeclanMcSweeney
Holocaust survivor rebukes Pope Francis for suggesting Israel's actions in Gaza are 'genocide'
rome – a 93-year-old holocaust survivor who once received pope francis in her rome apartment, and who later wrote a book about the experienc...
Crux Staff
Bishop Barron is right: Catholics will run a mile from 'Conclave'
released in the us in october of this year and directed by edward berger (all quiet on the western front), conclave is, as the name suggests...
Thomas Edwards
National Geographic's 'Sugarcane' is filled with 'exaggerations, mistruths, omitted facts and distortions'
national geographic has a reputation for excellence; no wonder that film critics around the world unquestioningly accept the blood libel put...
MichelleStirling
World's tallest statue of St Patrick lit red to highlight persecution of Christians
the world's tallest statue of the patron saint of ireland has been illuminated in red to highlight the plight of persecuted christians along...
The Catholic Herald
‘There are no safeguards’: palliative-care expert Ilora Finlay on the many dangers of assisted suicide Bill
if there is one woman who has transformed the debate in britain on assisted suicide, it is ilora finlay. when campaigners for it talk about ...
Melanie McDonagh
Pope Francis should not be criticised for promoting a settlement in Ukraine
long ago, one cold february evening in oxford, i made the short journey to st aldate’s church to hear a panel, including the then bisho...
Niall Gooch
Assisted dying bill opens door to involuntary euthanasia, former chief coroner warns
the former chief coroner has warned that the terminally ill (end of life) bill could lead to “non-voluntary euthanasia” occurring, whereby p...
The Catholic Herald
Steering the spiritual ship: our outgoing editor reviews 140 years of the Catholic Herald
this year marks the 140th anniversary of the catholic herald ’s origins as a newspaper. when the herald was founded by editor charles diamon...
William Cash
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