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Christian leaders in Syria fearful after Islamist advance

Christian leaders in Syria are concerned over the advances of jihadist rebels in the country which include the takeover of the country’s second city, Aleppo.

What sort of government votes to let doctors kill with impunity?

yesterday a majority of mps at westminster voted in favour of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, which is to say that the uk parl...

Priest in Chile stabbed by homeless man

a priest was attacked and stabbed by a homeless man in santiago, chile, as he was arriving in the rectory late at night. the suspect was ide...

Eduardo Campos Lima

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire met with 'profound hope' by US bishops

the us bishops have said they receive the news of a ceasefire between israel and hezbollah with “profound hope". they have urged all parties...

Wrath is a dangerous business: Why anger must be tempered with meekness

pope st gregory the great defined what we know as the seven deadly sins as the “capital sins”. they are capital because they give rise ...

Fr Allan White OP

US Benedictine nuns purchase and move into historic English abbey – now hoping to pay off debt

a group of religious sisters from the benedictines of mary, queen of the apostles in the united states are now settled in staffordshire, eng...

US bishops take on government non-discrimination rule for 'gender identity, sexual orientation' in health services

new york – lawyers representing the us catholic bishops have written to the us department of health and human services (hhs) to express conc...

Pope Francis should not be criticised for promoting a settlement in Ukraine

long ago, one cold february evening in oxford, i made the short journey to st aldate’s church to hear a panel, including the then bisho...

Assisted dying bill opens door to involuntary euthanasia, former chief coroner warns

the former chief coroner has warned that the terminally ill (end of life) bill could lead to “non-voluntary euthanasia” occurring, whereby p...

The Catholic Herald

Cardinal rebukes Esther Ranzten for denying Catholics right to speak against assisted suicide

assisted suicide campaigner dame esther rantzen today received a rebuke from the leader of the catholic church in england and wales for sugg...