Life

Beef in Guinness: it saves on the wine and still offers comfort as autumn turns to winter

as autumn hands over to winter, the beauty of stew is that it is versatile and involves virtually no last-minute effort. it is economical en...
Cornelia van der Poll

What sort of government votes to let doctors kill with impunity?

yesterday a majority of mps at westminster voted in favour of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, which is to say that the uk parl...
Gavin Ashenden

Parliament's vote on how life ends is momentous: if the moral line is crossed there's no going back

as the uk parliament approaches the momentous vote on assisted suicide tomorrow, it is worth taking stock of the arguments. because the argu...
Philip Booth

Assisted suicide deaths worldwide surpass 30,000 a year

doctors intervened to assist more than 30,000 people to die last year around the world, marking a record high for cases of assisted sui...
The Catholic Herald

Three more ex-prime ministers oppose assisted suicide Bill

Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Theresa May have all expressed their opposition to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Thomas Edwards

'Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil': Former Attorney-General in Victoria, Australia, on how assisted suicide legislation really works

the honourable robert clark is a former attorney-general in victoria, australia. he has deep knowledge of the victorian government’s volunta...
Anthony McCarthy

Former Labour PM Gordon Brown urges MPs to throw out assisted suicide Bill

gordon brown, the former labour prime minister, has come out strongly against assisted suicide just a week before a crucial vote in the hous...
Simon Caldwell

Wrath is a dangerous business: Why anger must be tempered with meekness

pope st gregory the great defined what we know as the seven deadly sins as the “capital sins”. they are capital because they give rise ...
Fr Allan White OP

Former seminary wins major national award for education

a former catholic seminary in the north-east of england has won a major conservation award for its work in education. ushaw in county durham...
The Catholic Herald

US Benedictine nuns purchase and move into historic English abbey – now hoping to pay off debt

a group of religious sisters from the benedictines of mary, queen of the apostles in the united states are now settled in staffordshire, eng...
Tom Colsy