Voting in the EU referendum is not a question of faith for Catholics
Can you be a Catholic and a Eurosceptic? This was the question raised recently in the letters page of the Catholic Herald, and the consensus seems to be that this is a question to which the answer is...
View ArticlePressure builds on British Government to recognise ISIS atrocities as genocide
The British Government is facing increasing calls to recognise that ISIS’s attacks on Christians, Yazidis and others should be declared genocide. A cross-party group of peers is moving an amendment...
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Cover Story… Gerard Russell says Mother Teresa’s nuns were victims of Yemen’s deadly politics More comment… Foot-washing breaks boundaries, says Thomas O’Loughlin Jenny McCartney reviews a Passion...
View ArticleUS declares that ISIS is committing genocide against Christians
The US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that ISIS’s atrocities should be classed as genocide. His declaration opens the way to much greater involvement from America and other countries in...
View ArticleBelgian bishops ‘anguished’ by Brussels bombings
The bishops of Belgium have spoken of their “dismay” and “anguish” after Tuesday’s terrorist bombings in Brussels. Two explosions hit Brussel’s airport this morning and there was also an explosion at...
View ArticleCardinal Nichols welcomes Government U-turn on child refugees
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has welcomed a U-turn by the British government over the resettlement of child refugees. He said he was “very happy” with an announcement yesterday by David...
View ArticleCampaigners applaud Cameron’s caution on screening for Down’s syndrome
Campaigners have applauded David Cameron’s statement that new screening techniques must be introduced in “the right way” to confront the “ethical issues” around testing the unborn for Down’s syndrome....
View ArticleEuropean Church leaders fear consequences of Brexit vote
European Catholic leaders have expressed concern that the decision by British voters to leave the European Union threatens unity across the continent, but they also said the EU bloc must rethink its...
View ArticleThe panic over Brexit will pass like a summer shower
The immediate reaction to the Brexit vote in the international media and financial markets illustrates again the complacency and vacuity of the governing elites of the West. There was never any reason...
View ArticleWhat’s inside this week’s magazine?
Cover Story… When someone says the Catholic Church is dying, just laugh, says Philip Jenkins Education Special… James Whitehead on Shakespeare’s lessons in mercy Raymond Friel says Catholic schools...
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