Catholic News

Percentage of over-65s with 'no religion' doubles in last decade

the proportion of english and welsh people over 65 who have “no religion” has doubled over the last decade, a new analysis of census data ha...
Simon Caldwell

Music for the Masses: Dave Brubeck and Catholicism

benjamin ivry looks at the ways the us jazz composer dave brubeck explored catholicism through his music in his 60-year career. the american...
Benjamin Ivry

The empty tomb of the risen Lord?

there are two distinct sets of stories in the gospels about the resurrection of jesus. the one set, about which i wrote last year, concern t...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Natural Family Planning: it's time the Church shared its best kept secret

the pill made headlines last week when researchers from the university of oxford concluded that the use of progesterone-only contraceptive p...
Madeleine Teahan

New report on end-of-life care exposes euthanasia by another name

as a physician who has followed the issue of “end of life” pathways closely over the last 15 years, the contents of the report “when end-of-...
The Catholic Herald

God and politics: Kate Forbes and Ron DeSantis

nothing could better illustrate the difference between american elections and those in britain – specifically scotland – than the plight of ...
The Catholic Herald

US news outlet wrongly claims Rupert Murdoch is Catholic

a popular american news website has claimed that rupert murdoch is catholic following the announcement that he is engaged for a fifth time.&...
Tom Colsy

Irish politician's refusal 'to gender' his newborn son is an act of cruelty

i have a friend who works in the nhs.  she is a middle-aged normal person. she works with two other middle-aged normal people, one...
Katherine Bennett

Jeremy Hunt's childcare overhaul spells the end for the traditional family

when i read that chancellor jeremy hunt wanted to get a million more women (he means mothers) back to work, i thought perhaps he had overdon...
Laura Perrins

Wine is an essential part of our Christian culture

lent has progressed just long enough for most of us to have broken at least one of our penitential resolutions. perhaps we have indulged in ...
Karl Gustel Warnberg