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Westminster's plans for more abortions in Northern Ireland

eamon martin, archbishop of armagh and primate of all-ireland, has rejected an announcement by secretary of state chris heaton-harris to fas...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

CCLA leads calls for large UK companies to provide cost of living support to low paid

( photograph of peter hugh smith courtesy of ccla ) a 17-strong investor coalition has called for the largest uk companies to provide better...
Hugh Kerr

The feast of Christ the King and the end of political life

the difficulty of reconciling christian faith with political life is as old as christianity itself. perhaps the most  explicit  qu...
Ken Craycraft

Irish Human Rights Commission has forgotten about the right to free speech

last week, the irish human rights and equality commission (ihrec) announced its submission on the general scheme of the health (termination ...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Police arrest Catholic mother over accusations of Twitter gender abuse

police in surrey have swooped on the home of a catholic mother-of-five after she was accused of posting “malicious” online messages about “g...
Simon Caldwell

Thriving on theology back in the classroom

“have you prayed the angelus today?” silence followed, save the noise of shuffling feet. “i’ll try again, year 9. have you prayed the angelu...
Serenhedd James

Religious violence now spreading in UK

religious violence has erupted in the british midlands , and appears to be spreading. communalist violence first erupted in the city of leic...
The Catholic Herald

Italian nun killed by Muslim insurgents in Mozambique

on 6th september, a group of muslim insurgents attacked a mission in memba district, in nampula province, mozambique, and killed three resid...
Eduardo Campos Lima

Liz Truss: should Catholics be happy with the UK's new Prime Minister?

in the end, the result was no shock, as tory veteran liz truss defeated rishi sunak to become the uk’s next prime minister. it may seem odd ...
The Catholic Herald

'A farce beyond measure': the queering of Joan of Arc

st joan of arc, the “maid of orleans”, is one of history’s greatest heroines. a mystic who led an army into battle at the age of 17 after re...
Simon Caldwell