Life

Catholic librarian sacked for criticising council’s China contract elected as councillor to same local authority

a catholic former librarian has been elected as an independent councillor to the local authority that sacked her for publicly criticising it...

LeRoy Carhart and how to love your enemy

when the news broke that notorious late-term abortionist leroy carhart was on his death bed, some pro-life christians on social media asked ...

Pope Francis upholds Catholic ban on contraception

pope francis has sent a message to a natural family planning (nfp) conference in which he upheld the central teachings of humanae vitae, the...

Crowning Our Lady with flowers in May

flowers follow mathematical sequences that make them pleasing to the eye. if you were to ask mathematicians why they are so passionate about...

Fr Robert Verrill OP

Karl Lagerfeld’s world was never far from referencing the Church

this year’s met gala, which took place yesterday, chose karl lagerfeld as its theme. although i served a brief apprenticeship in the sartori...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

The complex moral decision about where to send your child to school

one of the ladies in my group of local mother friends recently expressed horror that her five-year-old daughter had been taught a bible stor...

Olenka Hamilton

Why Pope Francis chose Hungary for his speech on 'ideological colonisation'

a year or two ago i speculated about whether pope francis had intended a snub to hungarian prime minister viktor orbán by only visiting...

Pope denounces 'colonisation' of gender ideology and abortion on trip to Hungary

pope francis has spoken out strongly against abortion and gender ideology during a visit to hungary, citing both as examples of “ideological...

As fertility rate plummets in Catholic Italy, what hope is left for the West?

over the years i have had four children, so i have been to a lot of playgrounds. i could write a book on the best and worst playgrounds in s...

DeSantis is right about the death penalty - in some cases it can be morally justified

catholic organisations have called a new florida law that ends the unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing “stunning” and a “...