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Assisted suicide is a dangerous proposal which puts everyone at risk

next week an assisted suicide bill will be introduced into parliament. the bill will seek to remove the legal safeguards which have long pro...

Bishop Mark Davies

Assisted dying isn't about 'love', it's about not punishing doctors who kill

it was difficult to read the reaction of conservative mp kit malthouse to the news that yet another “assisted dying” bill will be introduced...

Order of Malta signs agreement with UK to boost charitable endeavours

the order of malta and has taken a significant step in cementing its harmonious relationship with the united kingdom, with the goal of creat...

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

Another attack on Britain’s Christian heritage: Don't say 'Anglo-Saxon' Catholic

in case you hadn’t heard, the term "anglo-saxon" is now racist. it's another sign, among a long list, of why we must resist the erasure of b...

Thomas Casemore

Synod participants emphasise role of women in Church mustn't eclipse need to involve all laity

those taking part in the synod of bishops have emphasised that despite women’s ordination being removed from this year’s discussion there ar...

What a Habsburg emperor who became a Blessed and has a growing US following can teach today's politicians

twenty years ago, the last reigning emperor of austria and king of hungary was beatified by st pope john paul ii in rome. the legacy of empe...

‘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 ...

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...

Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro is full of surprises

although her fiction was jarring and memorable, flannery o’connor’s nonfiction is also rich: replete with sharp insights about culture and c...

Nick Ripatrazone