Interview

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

Catherine Pakaluk discusses religious influences on mothers choosing to have lots of babies

it is old news that birth rates are falling in britain and across the west. and yet, despite this, discussion around fertility rates is only...
Portia Berry-Kilby

Bishop Joseph Strickland: A steadfast bishop unafraid to challenge consensus

in 2018 bishop joseph strickland, who led the diocese of tyler, in texas, stuck his head above the parapet at a gathering of the united stat...
Katherine Bennett

Pope goes prime time and does first US TV network interview

pope francis has done his first extended one-on-one interview with a us tv network in the course of his 11-year papacy. the 87-year-old pope...
The Catholic Herald

Reflections on a pilgrimage to a Jordan Peterson rally: the good, the bad and the evil

last week i made my first visit, or pilgrimage even, to a jordan peterson rally in oklahoma in the united states. i and my youtube colleague...
Gavin Ashenden

Majority of Scots oppose abortion buffer zones, parliament consultation reveals

a scottish parliament consultation on msp gillian mckay’s buffer zone bill has shown that 77 per cent of respondents oppose introd...
The Catholic Herald

‘A daring raid deep inside the monarchy’: Netflix dramatisation of Prince Andrew’s infamous interview

last month netflix aired its latest production to do with the british royal family; no, not another series of  the crown , but a drama ...
Julia Hamilton

INTERVIEW: Bishop-elect of Clifton talks about marriage, parenting in a secular world, the pressures faced by priests and much more, including the Church's greatest asset

pope francis appointed rev. canon bosco macdonald as the tenth bishop of clifton on 14 march 2024. it followed the pope on the same day&nbsp...
The Catholic Herald

'I'm a cultural Christian', declares Richard Dawkins, the world's most famous atheist

richard dawkins – one of the world’s most famous atheists – has declared himself to be a “cultural christian”. the author of the god delusio...
Simon Caldwell