1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (821+ words) These past few days have been deeply distressing as I have sought to come to terms with the violent death of a dear friend, a Catholic who placed her faith at the heart of everything she stood for. Like her…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (299+ words) Ann Noreen Widdecombe was a woman of settled convictions, and she carried those convictions with a confidence that became steadily rarer in modern politics. Friends admired her courage while opponents accused her of obstinacy – even while saluting her kindness and…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1023+ words) The week saw renewed calls to defend persecuted Christians, tragedy among Polish pilgrims and continuing debate over assisted suicide, abortion and religious freedom. Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster has called on Catholics to support a petition urging the United Nations…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (683+ words) The week saw tributes to Dolly Parton, diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine and renewed opposition to assisted suicide. News of the death of American country music star Dolly Parton at the age of 80 dominated the headlines this…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (430+ words) Mass was said for the repose of the soul of Ann Widdecombe on July 23, organised by the Catholic Writers’ Guild of England and Wales, in which she was described as a “woman of profound Christian faith”. Widdecombe previously served as…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (822+ words) The rise of radical Islam and the relentless spread of gender ideology are two unlikely allies in the attack upon the sanctity of life and God, according to one prominent Vatican cardinal. Both “gender ideology and Islamic fundamentalism” are “apocalyptic…...