Europe

Prosecutor confirms existence of dossier in Vatican equivalent of Kennedy assassination

a dossier on the infamous case of the disappearance of a teenage girl that was claimed to exist by her brother but denied by the vatican has...
Elise Allen

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

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

'Dark day' for Britain, says bishop, as MPs vote in favour of assisted suicide

mps today voted for an assisted suicide bill in an historic moment which was described by a senior catholic bishop as a “dark day for our co...
Simon Caldwell

Cardinal Müller attacks Pope's plans for synodality

a prominent german cardinal has attacked the plans of pope francis to impose “synodality” on the catholic church as “a sin against the holy ...
Simon Caldwell

Assisted suicide deaths worldwide surpass 30,000 a year

doctors intervened to assist more than 30,000 people to die last year around the world, marking a record high for cases of assisted sui...
The Catholic Herald

Three more ex-prime ministers oppose assisted suicide Bill

Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Theresa May have all expressed their opposition to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Thomas Edwards

Nigeria's oldest priest dies aged 104

nigeria’s oldest catholic priest has died at the age of 104. monsignor thomas oleghe, born in 1920, served as a priest for nearly 67 years, ...
Thomas Edwards