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Our anti-Christian culture is turning democracy into a busted flush
democracy is ill. it is under pressure from all sides. from suspicions of voter fraud, to frustration with a moribund two party system, ther...
Gavin Ashenden
Staff become Catholics after new programme in schools
an innovative evangelisation programme in the archdiocese of southwark has led to four staff members in catholic schools being received into...
The Catholic Herald
Holy Land Cardinal criticises anti-Israel protests on US university campuses
rome – cardinal pierbattista pizzaballa of jerusalem has criticised the anti-israel protests taking place on college and university campuses...
Elise Allen
Catholic imprint on six ‘swing states’ may shape the global future
rome – were you to ask veteran vatican-watchers to name the six most important prelates in the catholic church today beyond the pope himself...
John L Allen
A tale of two women: A preview of The Last Caravaggio at the National Gallery.
melanie mcdonagh previews the last caravaggio at the national gallery . the national gallery in london celebrates its 200th birthday in...
Melanie McDonagh
Russell Brand ‘baptised’ while making oblique Catholic references
russell brand has announced he received a christian baptism last weekend, though it remains unclear into which church he has been received. ...
Tom Colsy
Gillian Keegan announces 'landmark decision' to lift faith-based admissions cap on free schools
education secretary gillian keegan has announced plans to lift the notorious faith-based admissions cap on new free schools. following lobby...
Simon Caldwell
Parenting expert Gina Ford's fame is a symptom of the collapse of the extended family
it has been 25 years since the publication of the bestselling the contented little baby book by gina ford. many mothers and fathers will kno...
Laura Perrins
Treasures of the Renaissance at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris
the current exhibition on display at the hôtel de la marine in paris presents a beguilingly beautiful display of renaissance art that conjur...
Cressida Hargreaves
‘Justice and peace shall kiss’ in Verona during Pope’s visit
pope francis is due to make what will be his second journey of the year beyond rome in order to visit the italian city of verona, the famous...
The Catholic Herald
Spirituality, if not religion, in the works of Bach and Britten
austere, stark, private; the bach solo cello suites aren’t usually thought of as religious works. bach wrote them, probably, as exercises fo...
Michael White
The Moral Life with James F Keenan explores subjects such as grief and vulnerability
"the question about our world is not really why so much violence, but why so little? why are we not always at each other’s throats?” in 1997...
Nick Ripatrazone
Catherine Pakaluk discusses religious influences on mothers choosing to have lots of babies
it is old news that birth rates are falling in britain and across the west. and yet, despite this, discussion around fertility rates is only...
Portia Berry-Kilby
REVIEW – The Illuminated Window: Stories across Time, by Virginia Chieffo Raguin
the illuminated window: stories across time virginia chieffo raguin reaktion books, £30, 272 pages writing in the first half of the 12th cen...
Mary Walker
Sir Edward Leigh MP at the Catholic Union: A 'loveable rascal' retires
it’s always nice to be asked to a party – especially when it’s in the grand surroundings of the mother of parliaments, when i get to rub sho...
The Catholic Herald
Where to eat after Mass: Ealing Abbey and Meadow
st benedict’s abbey church in ealing, west london, was begun in the late victorian era and completed in 1934. the monastery that it serves b...
Charles Pelham
Augustine Institute’s new campus aims to become evangelising 'crossroads' for renewal of Church in US
new york – following the purchase of a sprawling new campus in florissant, missouri, the president of the augustine institute says he envisi...
johnlavenburg
Four-year study released showing impact of abuse crisis on Catholic community in England and Wales
durham university’s centre for catholic studies has released what is being described as the first study into how the clerical child sexual a...
The Catholic Herald
EU's abortion vote is a ‘radical attack’ on life, says Pope’s top deputy
rome – in a wide-ranging interview, pope francis’s top diplomat said a recent vote and attempt by the european parliament to style abortion ...
Crux Staff
Mistress of arts: Angelica Kauffman and her noted paintings of stories with female protagonists
angelica kauffman (1741-1807) settled in rome in 1782, having already established herself as one of the 18th century’s best-regarded artists...
Ben Stephens
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