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Letters to the Editor: Please pray for Canada as it slides into dystopia
care in canada sir – in relation to what is happening regarding assisted dying in canada, simon caldwell is right to note that “no-one ever ...
Catholic Herald Readers
Looking to the example of St Joseph – The purpose of work is not to work
in an address to the christian association of catholic workers in may 1955, pope pius xii established the feast of st joseph the worker, to ...
Ken Craycraft
US Ambassador to the Holy See to step down
new york – after two years serving as the u.s. ambassador to the holy see, joseph donnelly will soon step down from the post and return to h...
John Lavenburg
Dashboard confessional: Infuriated in Wales by an incompetent health service and petty traffic regulations
as i write, a measles outbreak has been declared in south east wales where i live. four people, apparently, have been diagnosed with measles...
Olenka Hamilton
Another Californian diocese files for bankruptcy due to volume of abuse lawsuits
a sixth california diocese has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of special legislation that eliminated the statute of limitations in cases r...
johnlavenburg
Navigating the unchristian options of the EU elections
stepping into the voting booth this upcoming round of eu elections occurring 6-9 june, one is not faced with an easy choice. even parties th...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Zoraya ter Beek deserved doctors who cherished her life as precious
reports have emerged that zoraya ter beek, a young woman from the netherlands, died on 22 may by euthanasia. she was 29 years old...
BeatriceScudeler
Nuncio to Kenya says secular West is 'self-absorbed' and has 'lost its vigour'
yaoundé, cameroon – archbishop hubertus van megen, the vatican representative in kenya, blames the receding church in europe on the continen...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
National Service proposal is a sad sign of our times that is unfair on the young and anti-Catholic in nature
with the uk's election campaign underway after the announcement by the prime minister of a 4 july date for voting, the proposal by the torie...
Laura Perrins
Editorial - Compared to Catholicism, what exactly is 'Cultural Christianity'?
this month's magazine cover issue is the prospect of britain’s first avowedly atheist prime minister after the uk general election on 4 july...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis's latest book: reflections on history and moments of clarity
just over three years ago i wrote a piece for the herald called “ the battle of the papal biographers ” (march 2021). in it i noted that sin...
Serenhedd James
Hervé’s Way: The story of a one-legged pilgrim
it’s early in the morning. the clouds are low, there’s a chill in the air, the birds are singing. i’m walking out of the tuscan town of sarz...
John Laurenson
A woman's defence of Harrison Butker
what on earth was harrison butker thinking? hasn’t he learned that the way to recognise a woman’s dignity is to use her for pleasure, get he...
Katherine Bennett
Tales of Walsingham: a pilgrim reflects on journeying to England's 'Nazareth'
whan that aprille with his shoures soote, the droghte of march hath perced to the roote… thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages . ( when&...
MichaelSwift
Challenging liberal Christianity: Jesus gave very clear warnings about losing ‘saltiness’
christians are supposed to be unpopular. they are supposed to be out of touch with contemporary society (whether that means first-century pa...
Niall Gooch
Review: Cloistered, by Catherine Coldstream
cloistered catherine coldstream chatto & windus, £20, 352 pages charlotte brontë’s classic bildungs-roman, jane eyre , tells the story o...
Sally Bayley
Canadian archbishop fights for right of church hospice to refuse euthanasia
no-one ever slides up a slippery slope. they only ever go down. euthanasia invariably involves a descent that is not so much like skidding t...
Simon Caldwell
Interview: Former Catholic Union chairman becomes Lord Mayor of Westminster
councillor robert rigby was elected the new right worshipful lord mayor of westminster following a vote at full council on may 15 th . a pra...
The Catholic Herald
Why are some people so intolerant about children at Mass?
i have just stomped in from an otherwise lovely day celebrating our eldest child reaching double figures. children being rather more sophist...
Flora Watkins
Hundreds gather in Parliament Square to protest against ‘abortion up to birth’ as vote looms
multiple advocacy groups, charities and christians gathered opposite the houses of parliament in london today to protest what could be the m...
Tom Colsy
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