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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire met with 'profound hope' by US bishops

the us bishops have said they receive the news of a ceasefire between israel and hezbollah with “profound hope". they have urged all parties...
johnlavenburg

Mount Melleray and two other abbeys closing in effort to save Cistercian life in Ireland

the irish abbey of mount melleray will be closing in january along with two other abbeys, with their respective monks transferred to another...
The Catholic Herald

Three more ex-prime ministers oppose assisted suicide Bill

Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Theresa May have all expressed their opposition to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Thomas Edwards

Exorcists today have an even harder job when the supernatural, rumour mill and Internet collide

in some circles, catholic and otherwise, exorcists are the new celebrities. you may have heard of fr gabriel amorth, often known as the exor...
Gavin Ashenden

Nigeria's oldest priest dies aged 104

nigeria’s oldest catholic priest has died at the age of 104. monsignor thomas oleghe, born in 1920, served as a priest for nearly 67 years, ...
Thomas Edwards

Fearing being a burden 'legitimate reason' to seek assisted suicide, says Leadbeater

kim leadbeater has said that she “would not want to be a burden” during a podcast on the subject of her terminally ill adults (end of life) ...
Thomas Edwards

'Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil': Former Attorney-General in Victoria, Australia, on how assisted suicide legislation really works

the honourable robert clark is a former attorney-general in victoria, australia. he has deep knowledge of the victorian government’s volunta...
Anthony McCarthy

Rumours circulate that Vatican-owned hospital looking for buyers due to labour shortages and debt

rome – a series of reports in the italian press last week suggested that padre pio's hospital administration has been in negotiations with s...
Crux Staff

The evidence shows that assisted suicide and euthanasia 'safeguards' simply do not work

on friday the uk parliament will vote on whether to allow assisted suicide for the terminally ill, at least those considered to be in the la...
Thomas Edwards

Wrath is a dangerous business: Why anger must be tempered with meekness

pope st gregory the great defined what we know as the seven deadly sins as the “capital sins”. they are capital because they give rise ...
Fr Allan White OP

Lord Mayor of Westminster chops down Norwegian tree destined for Trafalgar Square this Christmas

one of the world's most famous christmas trees has just been cut down in the idyllic forest of grefsenkleiva in norway. the lord mayor of we...
The Catholic Herald

Dublin priest numbers will fall 70 per cent in next 20 years or sooner

priest numbers in the dublin archdiocese are expected to decline by 70 per cent in the next 20 years, but there are fears such a decline may...
DeclanMcSweeney

Holocaust survivor rebukes Pope Francis for suggesting Israel's actions in Gaza are 'genocide'

rome – a 93-year-old holocaust survivor who once received pope francis in her rome apartment, and who later wrote a book about the experienc...
Crux Staff

Bishop Barron is right: Catholics will run a mile from 'Conclave'

released in the us in october of this year and directed by edward berger (all quiet on the western front), conclave is, as the name suggests...
Thomas Edwards

‘There are no safeguards’: palliative-care expert Ilora Finlay on the many dangers of assisted suicide Bill

if there is one woman who has transformed the debate in britain on assisted suicide, it is ilora finlay. when campaigners for it talk about ...
Melanie McDonagh

Assisted dying bill opens door to involuntary euthanasia, former chief coroner warns

the former chief coroner has warned that the terminally ill (end of life) bill could lead to “non-voluntary euthanasia” occurring, whereby p...
The Catholic Herald

Disappointment in all directions: Is anyone actually happy with the outcome of the Synod on Synodality?

cardinal robert mcelroy of san diego, a key papal ally, spoke last february at the religious education congress in los angeles, the largest ...
John Allen

Italian priests sanctioned for decrying Pope Francis as an ‘anti-pope’

two clerics in italy have been sanctioned for the crime of schism after both publicly argued that pope francis was never validly elected and...
Crux Staff

Con man dressed as Franciscan priest arrested while impersonating Vatican prelate

a well-known italian confidence trickster popularly known as “king of the con” was recently arrested in rome while dressed as a franciscan p...
Crux Staff

Scottish bishops call for 'rapid transition' from fossil fuels to post-carbon economy at COP29

the bishops' conference of scotland has called on world leaders to “commit all nations to a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels...
The Catholic Herald

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