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Assisted suicide may be outsourced to private companies to help NHS

assisted suicide services could be provided by private companies under government plans to ensure the number of requests don’t impede curren...
The Catholic Herald

Filipino bishop decries divorce reforms as a blow to family and society

as the philippines moved closer to legalising divorce , a leading catholic bishop has warned politicians that “divorce weakens the fabric of...
The Catholic Herald

"These are not fake migrants. These are desperate women and children."

the last time i was in krakow was after christmas in december 1989, shortly after the berlin wall came down. i was an undergraduate, just st...
William Cash

Italian school closes to ‘celebrate’ Ramadan, while another prevents Easter blessing

rome – in examples which suggest the strains of a county navigating the transition from being almost entirely catholic to a more multi-ethni...
Crux Staff

UK among most hostile countries toward Christians in Europe, report finds

anti-christian crimes are on the rise across europe, with the uk identified as experiencing one of the largest increases. the findings come ...
Thomas Edwards

Prolific observer of Catholic foibles: David Lodge, 1935–2025

david lodge, who died on 1 january at the age of 89, was a writer and academic who used to describe himself, echoing graham greene, as an “a...
The Catholic Herald

IVF is no panacea and Church teaching reflects that for the sake of human dignity

most people have a strong and natural desire to have their own children. in church teaching the gift of a child is one of the great goods of...
Pia Matthews

Tessa's Feasts: Honouring St Brigid, the patron saint of poultry

looking for a little help in the kitchen? how about turning to a patron saint for culinary inspiration? you probably won’t experience a mira...
Tessa Balfour

Delaware’s lone bishop implores governor to veto assisted suicide bill

delaware’s only catholic bishop is imploring people of faith to ask the state's governor to veto the “dangerous and immoral” legislation on ...
johnlavenburg

UK police pay Catholic woman £13K for wrongful arrest over silent prayer

british police have paid £13,000 in compensation to a catholic woman who was wrongfully arrested for praying silently outside an abortion cl...
Simon Caldwell