Life

US bishops criticise new federal regulations for advancing ‘ideological view of sex’

new york – while the biden administration’s recent healthcare-based discrimination regulations don’t include an abortion mandate as the us b...
johnlavenburg

We should not waste our time on the fleeting love of the world

god has blessed humanity with an unparalleled gift: his saving power, his love. he expressed love first by creating the world and then by cr...
Deacon Hector Ortiz

Catholic education in Ireland: Is it a choice between divestment or falling off a cliff?

catholic education in ireland risks falling off a demographic cliff with the numbers of teachers in catholic schools professing adherence to...
Dualta Roughneen

The beautiful scent of a newborn: Learning to live with the chaos of three small children

“why does he smell so good?” my eldest daughter, ophelia, asked. she and her sister had just arrived at the hospital to meet their new baby ...
Olenka Hamilton

MPs to vote on abortion amendments on May 15, Parliament told

mps will have the opportunity to change the uk’s abortion law on may 15, it was announced in parliament yesterday. amendments to the crimina...
The Catholic Herald

Our anti-Christian culture is turning democracy into a busted flush

democracy is ill. it is under pressure from all sides. from suspicions of voter fraud, to frustration with a moribund two party system, ther...
Gavin Ashenden

Staff become Catholics after new programme in schools

an innovative evangelisation programme in the archdiocese of southwark has led to four staff members in catholic schools being received into...
The Catholic Herald

Gillian Keegan announces 'landmark decision' to lift faith-based admissions cap on free schools

education secretary gillian keegan has announced plans to lift the notorious faith-based admissions cap on new free schools. following lobby...
Simon Caldwell

Parenting expert Gina Ford's fame is a symptom of the collapse of the extended family

it has been 25 years since the publication of the bestselling the contented little baby book by gina ford. many mothers and fathers will kno...
Laura Perrins

Treasures of the Renaissance at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris

the current exhibition on display at the hôtel de la marine in paris presents a beguilingly beautiful display of renaissance art that conjur...
Cressida Hargreaves