Europe

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...

Assisted suicide Bill threatens 'most fragile people', French bishops warn Macron

rome – after french president emmanuel macron’s recent announcement of new legislation that would allow adults facing terminal illnesses to ...

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. ...

Notre Dame historian reveals institutional flaws and failures within Jesuit order behind current scandals

the pattern of behaviour shown by jesuit leadership in the management of the high-profile rupnik scandal has centuries of institutional prac...

Furious reaction to ‘blasphemous’ poster results in riot police guard for premiere of Greek film

riot police were deployed in the greek city of thessaloniki as a city-wide ban on protests was implemented after two weeks of turmoil in res...

The Catholic Herald

‘For Love of My People, I Will Not Stay Silent’: Italian priest whose ‘martyrdom’ inspired locals to speak out against organised crime

rome – thirty years ago today, a young italian priest was gunned down by a mafia hitman as he was preparing to say mass, thereby giving his ...

Ugly scenes at Manchester University embody how abortion in UK holds up a mirror to society

students attending the university of manchester pro-life society’s inaugural gathering earlier this month were spat at, threatened with rape...

Georgia L. Gilholy