Interview

Sunak on assisted suicide: British PM is willing to sacrifice most vulnerable to assuage middle-class fears of death

the world of politics can sometimes be a matter of life and death, as well as being about promoting different versions of a standard of livi...
Gavin Ashenden

Recipe for the refectory and a busy religious schedule: Roast chicken with rosemary, thyme and pine nuts

things, as they say, ain’t what they used to be. as the daughter of a former benedictine monk who, now aged 91, still talks about the delici...
Amy Willcock

UK Prime Minister comes out in favour of assisted dying

both leaders of the uk’s two largest political parties have now indicated that they personally do not oppose assisted dying, given recent re...
The Catholic Herald

Interview from the archive: Malcolm and Kitty Muggeridge on their reception into the Church after ‘glimpses of the infinite’

10th december 1982 malcolm and kitty muggeridge joined the church ten days ago. christopher howse meets them in their sussex home. kitty mug...
The Catholic Herald

'The adventure of being born': G.K. Chesterton's 150th anniversary

the 29th of may 2024 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of g.k. chesterton (29 may 1874 – 14 june 1936), the indomitable english auth...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis confirms women cannot be ordained as deacons during US interview

pope francis has confirmed that women cannot be ordained as deacons during his interview with cbs news. the interview “pope francis: the fir...
Crux Staff

Interview: Former Catholic Union chairman becomes Lord Mayor of Westminster

councillor robert rigby was elected the new right worshipful lord mayor of westminster following a vote at full council on may 15 th . a pra...
The Catholic Herald

What does it mean if we are 'kept' in the name of the Father?

"holy father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us. while i was with them, i kept those you had g...
Fr David Howell

An exorcist is needed to sort out Eurovision 2024 and Ireland's troubled contestant

myopia has plagued my family as far back as can be traced. the family vault holds images from the end of the 1800s of women in their fo...
Katherine Bennett

Parenting expert Gina Ford's fame is a symptom of the collapse of the extended family

it has been 25 years since the publication of the bestselling the contented little baby book by gina ford. many mothers and fathers will kno...
Laura Perrins