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The growing power of the Amish vote in US politics

religion has not played a central role in this election campaign. it seems that there are other, more immediate issues—such as the economy, ...
Thomas Edwards

Violence against Christians continues to rise worldwide

imagine the scene: one summer’s evening, a young mother’s peace is shattered when her brother bursts in, pursued by an angry mob. accusing h...
John Pontifex

Ghana bishops call for end to 'witch camps'

yaoundé, cameroon – a catholic bishop in ghana has called on catholics in the african nation to go beyond simply providing charity to indivi...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Silent thought, loud control: the lurid rise of 'thought crime' in modern Britain

the first conceptual seeds of george orwell's novel 1984 can be traced back to his essay "london letter", written in 1944, in which he expre...
Thomas Edwards

Regicide revisited: Ronald Hutton on his new book about Oliver Cromwell

oliver cromwell is, unequivocally, a modern british hero: in the 2000 bbc poll to find the greatest brit of the past millennium, he came in ...
Ronald Hutton

Veteran appeals abortion thought-crime rap as CPS allows discreet prayers

an army veteran prosecuted after he prayed silently outside an abortion clinic is to appeal against his conviction. adam smith-connor was la...
Simon Caldwell

Cardinal makes Red Wednesday video plea for persecuted Church

cardinal vincent nichols has recorded a statement calling on people to get involved in a catholic charity’s initiative supporting persecuted...
Amy Balog

Lighten up about 'religious' concerns over Halloween: young children love ghouls and ghosties

as i write, with the weather on the turn and summer lapsing away like grief, as emily dickinson put it, there are daily consolatory inspecti...
Flora Watkins

Britain to get another Catholic medical school at London's St Mary’s University

st mary’s university has announced plans to open a new school of medicine on its strawberry hill campus in twickenham, london. the anno...
The Catholic Herald

Labour MP goes public to warn assisted dying would 'shift' NHS role from ‘protector of life’ to ‘enabler of death’

the labour member of parliament for north northumberland has gone public with his views on the risks posed by assisted suicide becoming ensh...
The Catholic Herald