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How to… Join the Swiss Guards
there have only been 100 serving swiss guards at any one time since their numbers were fixed in 1979. so competition to join this ancient an...
The Catholic Herald
Forget Mrs May's politics: her situation surely commands compassion
if the political soothsayers are correct, theresa may is in the dying days of her stewardship of 10 downing street. whether or not you agree...
Mary Kenny
Does Ireland's new pro-life party stand a chance?
when citizens of the irish republic go to the polls today, they will have the privilege of being able to vote for a pro-life party. aontú, w...
Simon Caldwell
The big story: Alabama passes near-total abortion ban
what happened? alabama has passed a near-total ban on abortion, giving it the most restrictive law of any us state. the bill, passed by the ...
The Catholic Herald
The Equality Act shows that state persecution is just around the corner
last week the house democrats passed the equality act, legislation which adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the definition of “s...
C C Pecknold
Highly religious, traditionally minded women most satisfied in marriage, study finds
a new study examining the correlation between religion and marital happiness found that women who are part of a highly religious, traditiona...
Catholic News Agency
Democratic governor of Louisiana says he will sign heartbeat bill
the governor of louisiana - a catholic democrat - says he will sign a bill banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, if th...
Catholic News Agency
Trump insists abortion laws must allow exceptions for rape, incest
president donald trump over the weekend admonished pro-life advocates seeking to make abortion illegal in all cases. he called for pro-life ...
Catholic News Agency
Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/05/19
cardinal robert sarah has criticised the “wretchedness and coarseness” of responses to benedict xvi’s abuse crisis essay. french bishops wil...
Luke Coppen
Argentine doctor on trial for refusing to perform abortion
pro-life advocates in argentina have called for the acquittal of dr. leandro rodríguez lastra, whose trial started may 13 in rio negro provi...
Catholic News Agency
A scientist who had the 'gift of tears' will be beatified tomorrow
a scientist and educational pioneer will be the first opus dei lay member to be beatified. guadalupe ortiz was a spanish chemist who worked ...
Fr Joseph Evans
Is pro-choice activism taking an aggressive new turn?
pro-choice activists have long argued that prayer vigils outside abortion clinics constitute a form of “harassment” towards women who come t...
Michael Warren Davis
The March for Life was inspiring and energising
the perfect is the enemy of the good, it is said. so in a perfect world there would be many multiples of the 5,000 people who turned out for...
Fr Dominic Allain
How Jean Vanier changed my life
i first met jean vanier in the unlikely surroundings of the boardroom at goldman sachs. he was a large man, completely at ease in the corpor...
Rosa Monckton
Will Pakistan's blasphemy laws ever be reformed?
“because of cases in which people are falsely accused of blasphemy, the whole of pakistani society is suffering. many people would say we ar...
John Pontifex
How Britain failed Asia Bibi
at last, asia bibi is free. six months after her acquittal on a trumped-up charge of blasphemy, the pakistani government has confirmed that ...
David Alton
Diary: Don't dismiss punctuality as a minor virtue
in budapest last weekend, i loved the collision of architectural styles: onion-domed churches from the east; classical palaces from italy; t...
Harry Mount
Church officials disagree over the EU's future
as voters across europe prepare to elect a new european parliament, bishops have urged continued support for the european union against a cu...
Jonathan Luxmoore
'Censorship zones prevent real choice': the battle over pro-life vigils
when richmond council became the second local authority to impose a “buffer zone” around an abortion clinic, it set aside £100,000 of taxpay...
Simon Caldwell
World News: from Buenos Aires to Bhopal
philadelphia pro-lifers rally after ‘shame on you’ videos a series of videos by a pennsylvania politician has prompted more than 1,000 pro-l...
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