Life

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...

Come on you Spurs!: Too much efficiency and rule-following can stunt our lives

in november, tottenham hotspur – my team – played chelsea. it was one of the most extraordinary games in recent footballing history, with no...

Why would women want to be Catholic priests when they can be Saints instead

the leaders of the german synodal way decided to make waves in 2023 by leaving biblical theology and anthropology at the door and endorsing ...

Dealing with war and refugees as a priest in Rhodes and Israel

the island of rhodes, in the aegean sea, has always been a gateway between east and west. as the parish priest here for the past 23 years, i...

Luke Gregory OFM

Letter from the Editor: Jeremy Irons, the Cotswolds, charity and Da Vinci

on a chilly night early in december, i attended a wonderful charity dinner at sudeley castle in gloucestershire which raised money for wellc...

Did the King's speech bode well for his faithful subjects in 2024, a year that could prove momentous?

in the spirit of apocalyptic optimism, political pundits are prophesying not so much doom rather a great deal of civic excitement for this n...