Interview

NHS pays £10K compensation to chaplain sacked after upholding Catholic marriage teaching

a london nhs trust has settled a discrimination case with a catholic chaplain who was ousted for answering questions from a patient on a psy...

Bishop Erik Varden and Kim Samuel on community and belonging in the post-COVID world

i cannot now remember the number of times that i have sat in the sheldonian theatre in oxford, wearing an academic gown of either red or bla...

Serenhedd James

Irish PM must be commended for saying forced secularisation of Catholic schools is wrong

in a recent parliamentary questions session in ireland , taoiseach (prime minister) leo varadkar provided a surprisingly frank and sensible ...

Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Cardinal Müller is right: bishops who voted for same-sex blessings must go

when bishop georg bätzing was interviewed about the vote by german bishops to bless same sex unions , the interviewer challenged him ab...

UK crosses 'thought crimes' Rubicon after MPs outlaw prayer at abortion clinics

the house of commons has approved the uk’s first “thought crime” law after mps rejected a move to protect silent prayer in public places. in...

I'm agreeing with the feminists!

when our world is becoming gender-neutral, there is still a vital place for women. my two-year-old daughter is going through a funny phase a...

Olenka Hamilton

EXCLUSIVE interview: Bishop Barron, the face of the modern Church?

bishop robert barron reaches a huge online audience with his word on fire ministry. what’s his secret, asks melanie mcdonagh there aren’t, f...

Melanie McDonagh

The demise of Christian America

stephen bullivant presents evidence that the us is becoming an ex-christian country, as more people become ‘nonverts’ to no religion . meet ...

Stephen Bullivant

Netflix's 'Human Playground' reminds us that play is fundamental to our existence

a bull has the ability to charge at you at up to 35mph. there are 10 40  possible moves in chess. if a cue ball hits half of the intend...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

Judge dismisses 'thought crime' case against duo who prayed outside abortion clinic

a judge in birmingham has acquitted a catholic priest and a pregnancy counsellor of so-called “thought crimes” after police charged the pair...