Life

Euthanasia in Belgium: the slide from hard cases to the 'tired of life'

belgium introduced a bill allowing euthanasia in 2002. in short, it now has significant experience in the matter. in the meantime, other cou...

BenoitBeuselinck

If Harris loses/Trump wins US election it will of course be the 'fault' of Catholics

in the run-up to the us presidential election in 2000 between george w. bush and al gore, the washington post ’s legendary columnist ej dion...

UK must prioritise persecuted Christians and religious minorities for taxpayer-funded aid, says Catholic charity

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 t...

A blessing and a curse? The legacy of the Catholic public school in England

educating in faith: a history of the english catholic public school mark cleary, sacristy press, 256 pages, £19.99 the cover of mark cleary’...

Serenhedd James

Reaching the oasis of prayer means crossing the spiritual desert

the  catechism of the catholic church  provides a beautiful summary of the different ways of praying. after summarising the differ...

Fr Jeffrey Kirby C

The French Left hate their new Interior Minister because he is a man of Catholic convictions

bruno retailleau has only been in his job for a month but already france’s new minister of the interior has become the bête noire of the pro...

One eye on the Emerald Isle: The grass seems greener on the other side of the Irish Sea

after cromwell’s conquest of ireland, according to our host, those irish catholics not executed for taking part in the 1641 rebellion were e...

Little Tafida and the case against assisted suicide

as expected, labour mp kim leadbeater on wednesday introduced an assisted suicide bill into the house of commons. the stage is now set for a...

Los Angeles archdiocese will pay $880 million to provide 'just compensation' to abuse victims

the archdiocese of los angeles will pay out $880 million to settle 1,353 childhood sexual abuse claims. it is hoped the settlement will prov...

JD v. NYT: Vance takes his Catholic Faith to a sceptical New York Times

jd vance gave an account of his conversion to the catholic faith and, to its credit, the new york times was willing – overall – to listen to...