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British Catholic bishops highlight ‘grave violations’ of human dignity scarring modern world
the catholic bishops' conference of england and wales has welcomed the vatican’s declaration on human dignity for highlighting an issue...
The Catholic Herald
'Dignitas Infinita' is a commendable rebuttal to secular human rights manipulation – but that won't stop the declaration being used by its antagonists to create more waffle
dignitas infinita. the latin for “infinite dignity”. the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith’s new declaration on human dig...
Dualta Roughneen
Stop just blaming mobile phones for children’s despair: Parents bringing up children without God isn’t helping either
concerns and platitudes about mental health is all the rage for children these days. over the years, with my three older children at school,...
Laura Perrins
A Nicaraguan exile on a dictatorship that oppresses both the Catholic Church and a Miss Universe winner
sat at a desk in an office close to westminster cathedral, juan sebastián chamorro appears every inch a distinguished politician. he is a we...
Simon Caldwell
Helping young people escape the ‘social media trap’
in hindsight the covid pandemic was the world’s most extensive experiment to settle a centuries-old question that has befuddled scientists a...
ralphschoellhammer
Vatican condemns 'gender theory' in new doctrinal document
the vatican has condemned gender ideology in a document published 8 april. the new declaration dignitas infinita on human dignity from the v...
Elise Allen
How doubting Thomas can inspire those of us who endure a 'traumatised faith'
"unless i see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless i can put my hand into h...
Fr David Howell
Children at Mass: Why are some people so intolerant?
i have just stomped in from an otherwise lovely day celebrating our eldest child reaching double figures. children being rather more sophist...
Flora Watkins
England’s ‘Christian inheritance’ at stake in UK General Election
easter has arrived early in a year when a general election is anticipated. “to elect” means to choose. this easter holiday celebrates the gr...
Bishop Mark Davies
Finding hope among the ruins: Rebuilding the Church in Ireland through sincerity
on a cold spring morning on the west coast of ireland, replete with intermittent showers of sleet, i travelled to the small town of claregal...
Ronan Dohenyy
How the State failed ‘WASPI women' and Secularism and Feminism failed all women
in re-reading aemon dufy’s stripping of the altars , i was very struck by the way in which rood screens incorporating mary and john at...
Gavin Ashenden
Pontius Pilate and Judas Iscariot: should we have more sympathy for the villains of Christ's Passion?
the lengthiest readings of the liturgical year occur at the liturgy of the passion on good friday, when we hear the longest of isaiah’s “ser...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Amendment to stop abortion up to birth for Down's syndrome tabled for UK Government Bill
an amendment to the government's criminal justice bill that would bring the abortion time limit for babies with down’s syndrome in...
The Catholic Herald
'The Passion of Jesus' returns to Trafalgar Square on Good Friday
a full-scale re-enactment of the passion of jesus is returning to trafalgar square this good friday in central london. first performed in 20...
The Catholic Herald
Let the debate on assisted suicide and euthanasia focus on the facts, not the propaganda
keir starmer, the leader of the labour party and the man on course to be the next prime minister, has committed himself to bringing forward ...
Simon Caldwell
Southwark archbishop: Catholics must fight 'aggressive' euthanasia campaign
the archbishop of southwark has urged catholics to write to their mps to ask them to resist any changes to the laws prohibiting assisted sui...
Simon Caldwell
Father Pietro Pappagallo: The priest who died a martyr in Italy 80 years ago to this day
rome – exactly 80 years ago today, on march 24, 1944, the nazi occupiers of rome shot 335 italians to death, mostly civilians, in a series o...
John L Allen
Normal Women: 900 years of women making history, by Philippa Gregory
normal women: 900 years of women making history philippa gregory william collins, £25, 688 pages shortly after i finished reading normal wom...
Suzanne Topham
Foetal sentience Bill progresses after Lords debate
a bill to establish a government advisory committee to study and establish the development of unborn children has progressed in the house of...
The Catholic Herald
El Paso bishop on Texas migrant shelter and federal failures: ‘Rhetoric always ramps up’ during election season
in bishop mark seitz’s initial response to an attempt by the state of texas to shut down a catholic migrant shelter in el paso, he noted how...
johnlavenburg
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