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Does Leo Varadkar’s surprise resignation as Ireland’s first gay Taoiseach show he underestimated the Catholic Church?
the news that leo varadkar is to step down as ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) once his fine gael party selects a new leader, will give ...
DeclanMcSweeney
Top cardinal addresses difficulties of two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
rome – a top cardinal and leading papal diplomat who served as pope francis' special envoy to iraq has addressed the issue of how peace in t...
Elise Allen
Like us, Jesus had to learn how to pray too
the call to prayer requires teaching and encouragement. while we were made by god and for god, and have a natural desire for union with god,...
Fr Jeffrey Kirby C
How to prepare children for greatness and save them from technology
it used to be that children were given a key to the door when they reached 21 years of age. the giving of this key signified adulthood and i...
Katherine Bennett
Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish: a little corner of Italy in the Bronx
on a grey, rainy january day, the fordham road section of new york’s bronx district isn't exactly inviting, but the smile on father fredy pa...
James MacGuire
Irish Establishment's denigration of Christian heritage receives first rebuttal through overwhelming referendum defeat
“the irish bishops can still win an election.” a friend of mine said this to me as the results of the two irish referendums on the family am...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin
Northern Ireland's evangelical Catholics reveal a ‘more varied and complex’ religious situation
the significant number of evangelical catholics in northern ireland stands out in a recent survey conducted for the evangelical allian...
DeclanMcSweeney
Over 700 medical professionals back biggest change to UK abortion law in a generation
more than 700 medical professionals have called on mps to lower the upper time limits for abortions by two weeks. they want politicians to b...
Simon Caldwell
EDITORIAL: The Church and the conflict in Gaza
five months after the conflict in gaza began, the undeclared war continues to exact a terrible toll on the lives and livelihoods of civilian...
The Catholic Herald
Freer than we used to be? We have replaced an imperfect sexual culture with a ruinous one
that wise old bird gk chesterton one wrote that “if men will not be governed by the ten commandments, they will be governed by the ten thous...
Niall Gooch
Italian diocese urges Catholics to join Muslims for prayers and meals in Ramadan
an italian diocese is instructing its priests to participate in islamic rituals, citing pope francis' directives on interreligious dialogue....
DrJulesGomes
A misguided sham: International Women's Day
today is international women’s day (iwd), a day which proclaims to act as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, “celebrating” the ac...
Katherine Bennett
Ireland's 8 March Referendums: Does Irish government now wish it had kept its constitutional nose out of the Family?
the upcoming dual referendum in ireland has begun to turn into a quagmire that the government may wish it had never embarked upo...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin
Ban school skirts, suppress femininity, take anti-depressants: Perhaps that isn’t actually working for young women today?
the more that modern society tries to proscribe femininity, the more that many females – especially younger generations – appear unhappy. mi...
Laura Perrins
Euthanasia deaths in Belgium reach record high
deaths by euthanasia in belgium have hit a record high, new government figures have revealed. the number of people dying by a lethal injecti...
Simon Caldwell
Anti-Christian drift of human rights agenda continues with new European 'sexual and reproductive rights' report
you might think catholics and human rights lawyers should have a good deal in common. the political idea of universal rights beyond curtailm...
Prof Andrew Tettenborn
The Seven Deadly Sins: A noon-day demon with a complicated past
sloth has its origins in acedia, a greek word little used in classical times but, when deployed, usually implying some sort of carelessness ...
Alexander Murray
‘Terrified’ pro-life student group needs police protection from baying mob at Manchester University
a student pro-life group who met at the university of manchester required police intervention due to a hostile crowd of up to 250 people tha...
James Jeffrey
Feeling the strain: Israel, Gaza and the 'special relationship' of Jewish-Catholic dialogue
rome - in geopolitics, the concept of a “special relationship” between the united states and the united kingdom has been a cornerstone of st...
John Allen
A little corner of Ireland in Wales: Cardiff's lost Catholic enclave
driving away from cardiff prison on the romantically-named central link road towards cardiff bay, beloved of tourists and politicians, you’d...
GP Hurley
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