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Nun arrested over alleged links to Italy's most powerful mafia gang, the 'Ndrangheta

a catholic nun has been arrested by italian police on suspicion of assisting a mafia network. one of a group of 25 people arrested in the po...
The Catholic Herald

Housemaster, monk and friend: Fr Edward Corbould OSB, 1932-2024

dom edward corbould died on 6 november at the age of 92. for three and a half decades of his long life he was housemaster of st edward’s hou...
The Catholic Herald

Goa’s saint and co-founder of Jesuits: Francis Xavier was a true messenger, says Cardinal Tagle

cardinal luis antonio tagle has said that saint francis xavier serves as “an inspiration and model in being a messenger of the good news”, m...
Nirmala Carvalho

Assisted suicide vote: how did our society get to this point?

lord sumption, in a glancingly thoughtful article on the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, told readers of  the times  tha...
Anthony McCarthy

Proofs for the existence of God according to Aquinas

much has changed in the realm of philosophy and theology since the 13th century, when st thomas aquinas presented his five ways to prove the...
Fr Robert Verrill OP

Advent Sunday: The journey to Bethlehem begins

the first sunday of advent marks the beginning of the journey to bethlehem, which will culminate in the arrival of the magi and conclude wit...
The Catholic Herald

Beef in Guinness: it saves on the wine and still offers comfort as autumn turns to winter

as autumn hands over to winter, the beauty of stew is that it is versatile and involves virtually no last-minute effort. it is economical en...
Cornelia van der Poll

What sort of government votes to let doctors kill with impunity?

yesterday a majority of mps at westminster voted in favour of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, which is to say that the uk parl...
Gavin Ashenden

Silk Roads at the British Museum: people, places and faith along the way

unlike the british empire, the sun never truly seems to set on the silk road. it doesn’t matter how often that path is travelled, romance is...
Lucien de Guise

Parliament's vote on how life ends is momentous: if the moral line is crossed there's no going back

as the uk parliament approaches the momentous vote on assisted suicide tomorrow, it is worth taking stock of the arguments. because the argu...
Philip Booth