Life

Letby murders are far from 'unthinkable' in a world which celebrates abortion

it’s a bit late to be worrying about the polar ice caps melting when the ground under our feet was lost years ago.  a nation that ...
Katherine Bennett

Politician who calls Pope 'imbecile' and 'son of a b*' comes out top in Argentine primaries

são paulo – catholics in argentina appear both somewhat startled and also divided by the surprising recent success of a firebrand politician...
Eduardo Campos Lima

Poor formation in faith has left Church too weak to fight, says San Francisco archbishop

inadequate religious education and formation of u.s. catholics in their faith has weakened the church when it is being “explicitly attacked”...
Simon Caldwell

Indian Church appeals for end of 'ethnic cleansing' of Christian tribes

an archbishop in north-east india, who has seen his diocese at the centre of a wave of deadly attacks, has issued an urgent appeal for praye...
The Catholic Herald

The unexpected return of Christian ethics

the church has been fighting a losing battle in the west over culture, belief and ethics. but rather surprisingly, there are reasons for thi...
Gavin Ashenden

Bishops fight to scrap cap on faith-based admissions to Catholic schools

senior bishops have added their weight to a campaign to scrap a notorious cap on faith-based admissions to new catholic schools. in 2010 the...
Simon Caldwell

We need to do more to educate young Catholics in the Faith

i have just returned from lourdes where we (representatives of the brentwood diocese) joined the annual diocesan pilgrimage along with sever...
Mark Lambert

US Catholic couple sues after being blocked from adopting children due to religious beliefs

new york – a massachusetts catholic couple has sued the state, alleging that they were blocked from adopting children through the state’s fo...
John Lavenburg

Chaldean Patriarch says withdrawal of recognition of his role is climax of campaign to seize Church's assets

the leader of iraq’s largest christian community has condemned a presidential order overturning a decree which recognises him as patriarch, ...
Olenka Hamilton

Notebook from Lisbon: Dutch courage at World Youth Day

lisbon - the organisers of the world youth day (wyd) events are proud of the unparalleled internationality of their participants. however, t...
Tom Colsy