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Ringing the changes, from Tudor to Stuart

from tudor to stuart: the regime change from elizabeth i to james i by susan doran oxford university press, £30, 646 pages over the last two...
Alexander Faludy

Let's thank our martyrs on this Feast of All Saints

this wonderful feast of all saints brings me in gratitude to the example of one particular group – our own douai martyrs. their example has ...
Gavin Ashenden

Justin Welby voices support for CofE approving gay sex within civil partnerships after views have ‘evolved’

the highest-ranking figure in the church of england has revealed that he believes same-sex sexual relations within “committed relationships”...
Tom Colsy

Political idolatry v. Christ the King

very soon, americans will be in the early stages of detoxification from the quadrennial bacchanal that we call the presidential election. as...
Ken Craycraft

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