Life

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

Opposing cardinal and archbishop make World Series wager to benefit Catholic schools

the stakes for the 2024 world series between the los angeles dodgers and the new york yankees now include an unexpected wager by the two sen...
The Catholic Herald

The other side of ‘assisted dying’: What does it do to doctors who perform it?

how does it feel to provide “assisted dying” to people, in a place where this is legal? some enjoy the experience, it would appear; indeed, ...
Anthony McCarthy

Assisted suicide ideology is Nazism, says Bishop Egan as he urges Catholics to fight Bill

the bishop of portsmouth has today urged the people of his diocese to ask their mps to vote against assisted suicide, warning them that the ...
Simon Caldwell

Religious sisters shelter hundreds fleeing fighting in Lebanon

religious sisters in war-torn lebanon have transformed their convent into a refuge for more than 800 people fleeing the ongoing bombardment,...
Amy Balog