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God Save the (agnostic) King! But can the monarchy survive a non-religious future 'Defender of the Faith'?

when henry viii decided to solve his dynastic succession problem by sacking the pope, he had to put aside the somewhat inconvenien...

Pray for England: A modest proposal

a recent survey showed that about half of the population in england had no religious faith at all. even many of those who claimed to be chri...

anenglishlayman

Avarice and apathy: Post Office scandal reveals a loveless culture in need of Catholic virtue

the new year in the uk began with a scandal that has been described as the “worst’ or “most widespread” miscarriage of justice in british hi...

In the face of calls to abolish, the Church must remember clerical celibacy is a gift from God

there are many angles from which to analyse clerical celibacy today and the suggestions by some that it's high time to end the practice. i w...

Fr David Howell

US Bishops highlight nationwide threats to religious liberty

new york – a first-of-its-kind report from the u.s. bishops’ conference spotlights religious freedom concerns nationwide. it highlights a pa...

As with the Sexual Revolution, we must heed ‘slippery slope’ warnings about assisted suicide

there are determined moves to make assisted suicide legal in both the uk and in ireland. in advance of any legal decision, the irish medical...

Anthony McCarthy

How the stolen Parish Missal was returned to the people of Groix

last summer, in a packed church on a small island in brittany, the local mayor presented an englishman with the medal of groix, its name tak...

Cameroon bishops denounce Boko Haram atrocities as terrorist group wages war to create African ‘Islamic caliphate’

yaoundè – catholic bishops in the west african nation of cameroon, which has been gripped by civil conflict for the past seven years, have d...

Ngala Chimton / Crux

Swathes of women are involuntarily single and childless: Covid lockdowns and the ticking biological clock

‘i can’t believe you’re about to have your third baby and i haven’t even had my first,” said an old girlfriend wistfully over supper the oth...

Olenka Hamilton

Surrogacy: Is there now nothing that the modern world won't commoditise?

this january sales time it appears you can get yourself a half-price baby. or at least one at a reduced price, excluding delivery charge. th...