Culture

Regicide revisited: Ronald Hutton on his new book about Oliver Cromwell

oliver cromwell is, unequivocally, a modern british hero: in the 2000 bbc poll to find the greatest brit of the past millennium, he came in ...

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 ...

Solemnity of All Saints: celebrating those defined by 'blood-stained robes' and what they suffered

"these are the people who have been through the great persecution, and they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the lamb." (...

Fr David Howell

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”...

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...

US archdiocese ends 100-year partnership with Girl Scouts over ‘sexual and gender ideology’

the archdiocese of cincinnati has severed links with the girl scouts of the usa, marking the end of a more than 100-year-long partnership. i...

Cardinal Ambongo waves red flag over beatification for late Belgian king

one of africa’s most senior prelates has pushed back against pope francis’s plans to start the beatification process for belgium's late king...

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The other side of ‘assisted dying’: What does it do to doctors who perform it?

how does it feel to provide “assisted dying” to people, in a place where this is legal? some enjoy the experience, it would appear; indeed, ...

Anthony McCarthy

Assisted suicide would be 'disaster' for cancer patients, warns Mo Mowlam's doctor

the senior cancer specialist who treated former labour cabinet minister mo mowlam has said legal assisted suicide will lead to the premature...

Archdiocese of Paris opposes government plan to charge admission to Notre Dame

the french government has proposed introducing an entry fee for notre-dame cathedral in paris to fund the conservation of religious heritage...