Culture

What beer drinking can teach Richard Dawkins and Tom Holland about 'Cultural Christianity'

the news that richard dawkins has declared for "cultural christianity" has excited many christians. one wonders why. like other cultural chr...

Alexander Norman

The cynical politics (and politicians) endorsing assisted dying and abortion

this is a bleak time to be pro-life. the holistic vision of human life from conception to natural death as being invested with dignity and w...

The Catholic Herald

The astonishing Fourth Gospel: teasing out the narrative of the one we call John

i hesitate to call the fourth gospel “john’s gospel”, since there is no reliable sign that john had anything to do with its authorship. it i...

Fr Henry Wansbrough OSB

‘Something has gone truly, terribly wrong’: the latest outbreak of anti-Semitism in Britain

the atrocities committed by hamas on 7 october 2023 and the subsequent israeli invasion of gaza mark a turning point not just in the fraught...

'Dignitas Infinita' is a commendable rebuttal to secular human rights manipulation – but that won't stop the declaration being used by its antagonists to create more waffle

dignitas infinita.  the latin for “infinite dignity”.   the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith’s new declaration on human dig...

Dualta Roughneen

The Temple Mount encapsulates the tragedy of religious conflict today

easter is a good time to reflect on what the temple mount means for the three abrahamic faiths, especially in the wake of the 7 october atta...

Anthony McCarthy

Nifty Shades of Grey: Great Flemish Drawings at the Ashmolean Museum

the ashmolean museum at oxford has set itself something of a challenge with its latest exhibition, but rises to it magnificently. bruegel to...

'Masters of Imitation': The Sixteen's 2024 Choral Pilgrimage does not disappoint

the sixteen are on the road again, with their annual choral pilgrimage. last year the theme encompassed the 400 th anniversary of the death ...

Serenhedd James

Taiwan thanks Pope for 'spiritual closeness' in aftermath of deadly earthquake

rome – after a massive earthquake shook taiwan this week, leaving at least 10 people dead, the island’s ambassador to the holy see has thank...

Catholic Relief Services in Holy Land 'extremely concerned' after deaths of aid workers in Israeli air strike

mourners gather around the body of palestinian issam abu taha, a worker from the world central kitchen (wck), who was killed in an israeli a...