Culture

'The Passion of Jesus' returns to Trafalgar Square on Good Friday

a full-scale re-enactment of the passion of jesus is returning to trafalgar square this good friday in central london. first performed in 20...

The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Bo laments 'wounded world' and a Holy Week scarred by ‘devastating toll of conflict’

cardinal charles bo has said that this year christians mark holy week reflecting on the “devastating toll of conflict even in the birthplace...

Nirmala Carvalho

'The Donkey' by GK Chesterton: 'Fools! For I also had my hour'

when fishes flew and forests walked     and figs grew upon thorn, some moment when the moon was blood     then...

The Catholic Herald

Let the debate on assisted suicide and euthanasia focus on the facts, not the propaganda

keir starmer, the leader of the labour party and the man on course to be the next prime minister, has committed himself to bringing forward ...

Southwark archbishop: Catholics must fight 'aggressive' euthanasia campaign

the archbishop of southwark has urged catholics to write to their mps to ask them to resist any changes to the laws prohibiting assisted sui...

Father Pietro Pappagallo: The priest who died a martyr in Italy 80 years ago to this day

rome – exactly 80 years ago today, on march 24, 1944, the nazi occupiers of rome shot 335 italians to death, mostly civilians, in a series o...

What St Paul really meant: Into the Heart of Romans, by NT Wright

into the heart of romans nt wright spck publishing, £19.99, 224 pages british scholar and anglican clergyman nt wright (who as bishop of dur...

Dark shows for dark times: going toe to toe with Elektra and The Handmaid’s Tale

there’s an old bugs bunny cartoon with the punchline, “what’d ya expect in a opera – a happy ending?” it’s a fair point. opera does of cours...

Foetal sentience Bill progresses after Lords debate

a bill to establish a government advisory committee to study and establish the development of unborn children has progressed in the house of...

The Catholic Herald

The new 'Mass of the Ages' film is an emotionally charged must-watch for Catholics

the new "mass of the ages" film released on youtube on 19 march – and the third in a trilogy about the latin mass – is the most moving yet. ...