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The problem with Saint Brigid’s pagan makeover

saint brigid now has her own state-sanctioned bank holiday in ireland, which this year falls on monday, 5 february, following the saint's fe...
Laura Perrins

Concerns for Turkey’s Christian minority after Sunday attack claimed by ISIS

rome – in the wake of a shooting at a catholic church in an istanbul neighbourhood that left one person dead, fear is once again on the rise...
Crux Staff

The terrible truth about 'assisted dying': Lessons from Canada and Australia

another big push to legalise “assisted dying” in the uk has been reinforced by celebrity endorsements,  hard cases and the testimonies ...
Simon Caldwell

Second Canadian cardinal named in sexual abuse lawsuit

rome – a canadian cardinal and key ally of pope francis has been named in a class action sexual abuse lawsuit against the archdiocese of que...
Crux Staff

German diocese under prominent progressive bishop sees no annual ordinations for first time in 200 years

the diocese under the tenure of the president of the german bishops’ conference and its s ynodaler weg – german synodal way – has ordained n...
Tom Colsy

EXCLUSIVE: Calls for 'urgent' inquiry into amendments to legalise late-term abortion in UK

the uk government is being called to launch an urgent inquiry after the medical director of one of the uk’s largest abortion providers repor...
The Catholic Herald

FEATURE: 'The Last Priests and Nuns in Ireland' – a missed opportunity to move beyond the same old tropes

i get a knot of anxiety in my stomach when i hear news of another documentary about religion or, rather, about catholicism in ireland. it is...
Dualta Roughneen

The Michaela Community School ‘prayer ban’: facing the awkward realities of a multicultural society

the michaela community school in wembley, north london is, by many metrics, a success story. but right now the school and its erudite headte...
Johannes McLaren

Africans praise peer for demanding end to Nigeria's Christian 'genocide'

yaoundè, cameroon — a leading catholic research entity in africa has welcomed the call by a british catholic politician for urgent action to...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Record number of Catholic priests arrested, abducted or murdered in 2023

last year 132 priests and religious were arrested, abducted or killed globally, according to latest research. belarus, china, nicaragua and ...
The Catholic Herald