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Euthanasia in Belgium: the slide from hard cases to the 'tired of life'

belgium introduced a bill allowing euthanasia in 2002. in short, it now has significant experience in the matter. in the meantime, other cou...
BenoitBeuselinck

Dvořák’s spirit lives on: How the devoted Catholic composer mixed genuine piety with historical ambiguity

as a catholic composer, antonin dvořák could be surprisingly ambiguous. his patriotic and political allegiance to his bohemian homeland some...
Benjamin Ivry

Little Tafida and the case against assisted suicide

as expected, labour mp kim leadbeater on wednesday introduced an assisted suicide bill into the house of commons. the stage is now set for a...
Simon Caldwell

Adam Smith-Connor becomes first Christian convicted for thought-crime in modern Britain

a catholic mp today criticised magistrates for convicting an british army veteran for praying outside an abortion clinic. adam smith-connor ...
Simon Caldwell

Italy’s international surrogacy ban will help stop women and children being reduced to ‘tradeable commodities’

the italian government’s ban on international surrogacy has been welcomed by women’s rights campaigners in the uk who are calling on the uk ...
The Catholic Herald

EDITORIAL: What can the Synod really achieve?

much of this month will be taken up by the synod on synodality, the latest instalment in the synodal process which has been such a distincti...
The Catholic Herald

REVIEW – The Monastic World: A 1,200-Year History, by Andrew Jotischky

the monastic world: a 1,200-year history andrew jotischky yale university press, 464 pages, £25 the sense of calm that guests experience whe...
Alexander Faludy

‘Shema Yisrael!’ Footage of 7 October attack finally aired by BBC showed God at His finest and worst

human error and evil being what they are, surely each and every day throughout the 365-day year must likely mark some terrible tragedy from ...
James Jeffrey

REVIEW: The Commandant's Shadow – A deeply moving walk of shame

if you saw the zone of interest last year – the extraordinary film based on a novel by martin amis – about the family life of rudolf höss, t...
Julia Hamilton

Obituary: Michael Ancram, 1945-2024

born on 7 july 1945, the 13th marquess of lothian (previously better known as michael ancram) was educated by the benedictines at ampleforth...
The Catholic Herald