Life

Catholic Church desecrated in Indian state of Odisha

mumbai, india – vandals on march 21 robbed and desecrated a catholic church in odisha’s balangir district in the diocese of sambalpur in ind...
Nirmala Carvalho

UK primary school axes Easter traditions in diversity drive

a primary school has axed its usual easter celebration and service in a bid to “respect diverse religious beliefs”. norwood primary school i...
Thomas Edwards

'Adolescence' – What the new Netflix drama gets right about boys, and what it gets badly wrong

in the last week, the internet has been ablaze with comments about netflix’s new mini-series titled adolescence . the immaculately produced ...
Thomas Casemore

“Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?” (Luke 13:7)

in sunday’s gospel, jesus tells a parable about a fig tree in a vineyard. it is striking that the owner has planted it among his vines, and ...
Fr David Howell

Bishops grapple with divided Philippines after former president Duterte’s arrest

filipino catholic bishops called for unity, but differed in tone, after former president rodrigo duterte was arrested and detained at the in...
Joseph SanMateo

Downside monks leave Buckfast for merger with Belmont Benedictines

a community of benedictine monks are leaving their temporary home in devon to take up residence at an historic abbey in hereford. the last e...
Simon Caldwell

Flame 2025, the 'Catholic Glastonbury' lit by the burning faith of the young

the fervour of more than 10,000 catholic students gathered at wembley leaves tom colsy deeply impressed as the ovo arena in wembley begins t...
Tom Colsy

Baghdad’s forgotten British-built church is kept open by one Iraqi Christian's dedication

in a baghdad neighbourhood famous for a shia muslim pilgrimage, there stands a tiny whitewashed catholic church, lovingly brought back to li...
Tom Westcott

Murderer planned massacre at Luton Catholic primary school

a 19-year-old sentenced to a minimum of 49 years in prison for murdering his mother, brother and sister in luton last year also in...
The Catholic Herald

New exhibition in Warsaw 'ambitiously' examines St. John Paul II's and Robert Schuman's vision of 'European Unity'

europe is as much an idea as it is a place. we straddle a supercontinent physically dominated by asia and africa, but remain separate from t...
Georgia L. Gilholy