Politics

Where are our elites?

A healthy society depends on a bargain between leaders and the led: responsibility from the powerful, accountability from the people and moral guidance from the Church
Patrick Neve

Bishops condemn plan to reintroduce assisted suicide Bill

Archbishop John Sherrington has led English & Welsh bishops’ criticism of plans to bring back the previously defeated bill, arguing vulnerable people remain at risk and calling instead for improved care
The Catholic Herald

Canadian Senate passes bill removing religious defence from hate speech law

Catholic leaders say Bill C-9 could expose clergy and laity to prosecution for preaching and teaching Christian doctrine
Thomas Colsy

Spanish far Left criticises Pope Leo’s address

Pope Leo XIV defended life from conception, the seal of confession and Spain’s Catholic patrimony in a speech to parliamentarians
Thomas Colsy

Can Ireland be Catholic again?

Mary Margaret Olohan sits down with Declan Ganley, Irish entrepreneur, political campaigner to examine the true state of Catholicism in Ireland
The Catholic Herald

The human cost of Colorado’s abortion regime

The death of a Colorado teenager following a second-trimester abortion has reignited debate over whether unrestricted abortion laws truly serve women’s health and safety
Jacqueline O'Hara

Henry Nowak and the limits of secular idealism

The modern obsession with racism rests upon a flawed understanding of human nature, while Christianity offers a more demanding ethic centred on the love of neighbour
Gavin Ashenden

Assisted suicide Bill could be brought back

MPs who supported assisted suicide Bill now oppose it being forced through via the Parliament Acts
The Catholic Herald

US bill would require hospitals to inform parents of burial rights after miscarriage

Supporters say the proposal would bring consistency to state-by-state rules on the handling of remains after pregnancy loss
The Catholic Herald

Fianna Fáil and the loss of de Valera’s vision

Once the dominant force in Irish politics, Fianna Fáil now faces difficult questions about what remains of the ideals that animated its founder
Ruadhan Jones