Life

Travelling together?

i write these words on 9 october, as the synod on synodality officially launches its two-year process of… well, i’m not sure just what. you ...

Street-art salvation

if you go to positivenote.co.uk , you can watch david tovey and mitchel ceney painting together to the soundtrack of bach’s mass in b minor....

Olenka Hamilton

Australia’s anti-Catholic bigotry

‘meet dom perrottet – the conservative catholic and father-of-six who will be nsw’s next premier”, read a headline on the abc, as if gunning...

The secret army of Catholics in Hollywood

recently, in anticipation of seeing no time to die (2021) in the cinema, i re-watched all daniel craig’s james bond films. ten-odd hours of ...

Stars and bars

the 25 november marks the 21st anniversary of the “night under the stars” gala concert for the passage. this year, the evening at the royal ...

A joyous conversion

it is a cause of genuine rejoicing that dr michael nazir-ali, the former anglican bishop of rochester, has been received into the catholic c...

The Catholic Herald

Works and worship

churches are places of worship but they are, increasingly, centres of social and charitable activity as well, not the least playing an impor...

Dr Sarah Ward Clavier and Dr Emma J Wells

After Catholic football coach was fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, lawyer alleges anti-religious animus

washington d.c., oct 20, 2021 / 15:00 pm the former washington state university football coach, a catholic, intends to sue the school after ...

Christine-Rousselle

Assisted suicide counselling via Zoom an even worse idea, foes tell Scottish lawmakers

edinburgh, scotland, oct 19, 2021 / 18:00 pm videophone evaluations are no way to assess someone for assisted suicide, critics have said, al...

Glimpses of glory

will todd is one of those rare musicians who shows that there is life still in liturgical and sacred music. sir james macmillan is another, ...

Melanie McDonagh