Europe

Missing mission: Where's the Christian heritage at the British Museum?

in defence of the uk’s pre-eminent cultural institution, the theft of 2,000 items shows some vigilance when compared with the bibliothèque n...
Lucien de Guise

Feeling the strain: Israel, Gaza and the 'special relationship' of Jewish-Catholic dialogue

rome - in geopolitics, the concept of a “special relationship” between the united states and the united kingdom has been a cornerstone of st...
John Allen

Orbital, by Samantha Harvey

orbital samantha harvey jonathan cape, £14.99, 136 pages samantha harvey’s orbital is a quirky little novel, which charts a day in the life ...
Helen Walsh

Catholic institute criticises MPs for ignoring euthanasia abuses in new report

a catholic bioethics institute has criticised a new uk parliamentary report for whitewashing the uncontrollable spread of euthanasia and ass...
Simon Caldwell

Cardinal Burke announces nine-month novena to seek Our Lady’s ‘intercession'

cardinal raymond burke is embarking on a nine-month novena to the virgin mary to intercede "against the pressing crises of our age" – and he...
The Catholic Herald

Former nuns in Rupnik abuse case reveal identities while calling for ‘complete transparency’

rome – two former nuns in the sexual abuse case involving former jesuit priest marko ivan rupnik, the famed catholic artist, have revealed t...
Elise Allen

Death of Catholic former Dutch prime minister highlights ‘duo euthanasia’ trend in Netherlands

at the start of february both dries van agt, a catholic former dutch prime minister, and his wife chose to die together through euthanasia.&...
The Catholic Herald

Pugin's legacy assaulted and recovered: the story of St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham

augustus welby northbourne pugin (1812-52) was received into the church in salisbury in 1835. the next year he published his contrasts , in ...
Michael Hodges

Those who suffer in the cause of 'righteousness': Alexei Navalny’s Christian conversion

the unexpected death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny in mysterious circumstances at a russian penal colony has drawn commen...
The Catholic Herald

Rising from the ashes: Notre Dame comes to Westminster Abbey

on 15 april 2019 the world watched as notre dame de paris burned. after the flèche collapsed and smoke appeared through the louvres of the w...
Serenhedd James