Life

‘Come and have breakfast’: Unravelling the mystery of food in Jesus' life

i wrote in this column a couple of years ago that “there is something odd about christ’s risen body”, which i suppose is fairly obvious. but...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Finding hope among the ruins: Rebuilding the Church in Ireland through sincerity

on a cold spring morning on the west coast of ireland, replete with intermittent showers of sleet, i travelled to the small town of claregal...
Ronan Dohenyy

Pontius Pilate and Judas Iscariot: should we have more sympathy for the villains of Christ's Passion?

the lengthiest readings of the liturgical year occur at the liturgy of the passion on good friday, when we hear the longest of isaiah’s “ser...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Who is the son referred to in ‘Woman, behold your son’ (John 19.26)?

today, good friday, the passion according to john will be read during the afternoon liturgy. we read those of matthew, mark and luke once ev...
vivboland

£950,000 secured for ‘urgent repairs’ at first Catholic church built in Welsh Valleys

this year's easter celebrations at st illtyd’s catholic church in wales have received an additional boost with the church being granted fund...
The Catholic Herald

'The Passion of Jesus' returns to Trafalgar Square on Good Friday

a full-scale re-enactment of the passion of jesus is returning to trafalgar square this good friday in central london. first performed in 20...
The Catholic Herald

Let the debate on assisted suicide and euthanasia focus on the facts, not the propaganda

keir starmer, the leader of the labour party and the man on course to be the next prime minister, has committed himself to bringing forward ...
Simon Caldwell

Southwark archbishop: Catholics must fight 'aggressive' euthanasia campaign

the archbishop of southwark has urged catholics to write to their mps to ask them to resist any changes to the laws prohibiting assisted sui...
Simon Caldwell

Father Pietro Pappagallo: The priest who died a martyr in Italy 80 years ago to this day

rome – exactly 80 years ago today, on march 24, 1944, the nazi occupiers of rome shot 335 italians to death, mostly civilians, in a series o...
John L Allen

Oregon patient suffers five-day lingering death by assisted suicide as cases soar in US state

the latest us government report on assisted suicide in oregon has revealed that rates have increased by 20 per cent in the last year alone. ...
Simon Caldwell