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Italian court blocks referendum on assisted suicide because of risk to 'weak and vulnerable'

italy’s constitutional court has blocked a referendum to decriminalise physician-assisted suicide in the country, citing inadequate legal pr...

Hannah Brockhaus

More than 800 anti-Christian incidents reported in France in last year

more than 800 anti-christian incidents were reported in france in 2021. the provisional figures were announced on feb. 10 as part of an ongo...

Pope Emeritus Benedict apologises to abuse victims while advisers defend his handling of cases

pope emeritus benedict xvi personally requested forgiveness from abuse survivors in a letter responding to a report that faulted his handlin...

Cardinal Hollerich: Church teaching on gay sex is 'false' and can be changed

catholic teaching on the morality of homosexual sexual acts is “false” and could be changed, a senior cardinal has said. the traditional bel...

The unique challenge of a Catholic education

before i meet paul stubbings, head of the cardinal vaughan memorial school in west london, i read a preview of the latest ofsted inspection ...

Gertrude Clarke

Pope’s gift for publicity has its dangers

pope francis has done it again. he has got himself into the news – on social media – by turning up at a record shop in rome to spend 10 minu...

The Catholic Herald

The Pope's New Normal

it was, apropos nothing, as we walked to his school together the other day, that my son looked up at me and said: “by the way, the pope play...

Report falsely accuses Croat Catholic champion of persecuted Christians of 'Islamophobia'

a catholic politician has objected to her inclusion in a report on islamophobia in europe, saying that it is based on “false accusations.” m...

Emeritus Pope Benedict prays for abuse victims in wake of shock report

archbishop georg gänswein said pope emeritus benedict xvi is praying for abuse victims in the wake of a report on the handling of abuse case...

German report accuses Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI of mishandling four clerical abuse cases

a long-awaited report on the handling of abuse cases in germany’s archdiocese of munich and freising has criticised pope emeritus benedict x...