Europe

Canadian mum requests euthanasia for disabled four-year-old son

a mother of a disabled boy is asking the canadian government to extend euthanasia to children so a lethal injection might be given to her so...

Police question man suspected of murdering Catholic priest in France

paris, france, aug 9, 2021 / 05:40 am a 40-year-old rwandan immigrant already suspected of starting a devastating fire at a french cathedral...

On Pilgrimage with Emma Bridgewater

where would you go? the walking around stoke-on-trent is pretty amazing. i know the area because it is where our factories ar...

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Playing to the crowd

hogarth: life in progress by jacqueline riding profile books, £30, 534 pages william hogarth (1697-1764) has a good claim to being the first...

Denny’s divine inspiration

b (after dante) by ned denny carcanet press, £18.99, 348 pages   there are translations, and there are adaptations. the translator’s ar...

Jonathan Gaisman

Jiggery-popery in revolting England

catholics during the english revolution, 1642-1660: politics, sequestration and loyalty,  by eilish gregory boydell press, £75, 234 pag...

A monk's letter to a godly man in prison

below is a letter i have written to a prisoner, whose name is joseph. he has been in prison for twenty-fie years and there is no chance for ...

Preston – a rare Catholic cityscape

preston is today a city of some 120,000 inhabitants. it is situated on the north bank of the ribble in lancashire. it is relatively unique a...

Don't apologise for the inquisition

reviewing a book called inquisition: the reign of fear by toby green, quentin de la bedoyere warns against apologetic attempts to rationaliz...

Lessons from the Archives

Cardinal Müller critiques Pope Francis' 'harsh' response to extraordinary form, compared to German Synodal Way

by courtney mares. rome, italy, jul 19, 2021 / 16:00 pm. the former head of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith has critiqued pop...

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