Life

'Heartbreaking' scenes in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene

new york – a week after the remnants of hurricane helene swept through the western part of north carolina, monsignor patrick winslow said ev...

Starmer rushes to legalise assisted suicide as MP pledges Bill within weeks

a labour mp is to introduce a bill on assisted suicide within weeks amid claims that the prime minister wants a law in place by christmas. k...

Concessionary and Catholic-ish: Vance and Walz gave US voters a striking alternative to what they are used to

jd vance gave an accomplished performance at last night’s debate, with even democrat politican pete buttigieg describing it as “polished”. f...

Archdiocese of Southwark releases recordings by cathedral choirs to boost musical passion in Catholic schools

a series of much-loved hymns performed by the various choirs of st george's cathedral in southwark have been released as part of an effort t...

The Catholic Herald

JD Vance releases prayer he drew on before vice-presidential debate

jd vance has published a prayer that was sent to him by a priest before he went on stage for the vice-presidential debate on 1 october in ne...

Can Japan's tiny Catholic minority survive country's secularisation and low birth rate?

in the broad daylight of a turbulent history, catholicism in japan faces two new challenges, as i learned on a recent visit to the country: ...

A very American narrative: The rise of JD Vance that brought him to tonight's vice-presidential debate

with jd vance and tim walz, the us republican and democratic candidates for vice-president, going head-to-head tonight on tuesday 1 october ...

Boarding school ends 200 years of Catholicism to rebrand as ‘Christian’ and attract pupils

a boarding school has ended its centuries-long relationship with the catholic church in order to reposition itself as a christian school in ...

The Catholic Herald

Christian teacher sacked for Facebook posts on LGBT classes heads to Law Courts for landmark freedom of conscience trial

a teacher who claims she was sacked over her christian beliefs regarding teaching lgbt-related issues to young children is going to the...

Spiritual retreat precedes three-years-in-the-making Synod climax

after three years of discussion, debate and, at times, division, the concluding act of pope francis’s synod of bishops on synodality kicks o...