Is Canada’s Mark Carney the man to challenge the rise of toxic global politics?
It may not have attracted quite as much comment and controversy as the second arrival of Donald Trump, but today’s
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Why next Monday’s St Patrick’s Day should be celebrated in blue, not green
St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the colour green: green clothes,
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David Torkington: from toy town with love, how a child’s wisdom illuminated the Sacred Heart
When I was a boy I used to call people by what they did. My older brothers used to laugh
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Nightly Rosary for Pope’s health returns to St. Peter’s Square
After the conclusion of the Lenten Spiritual Exercises on Friday morning, the Marian prayer for Pope Francis have once again
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Archbishop John of Southwark leads over 100 children in Eucharistic adoration
Over 100 children from primary schools in South London were led by Archbishop John Wilson in Eucharistic adoration at St
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Down’s syndrome safeguard rejected by assisted suicide Bill Committee
The assisted suicide Bill Committee has voted down an amendment to safeguard people with Down’s syndrome. Damien Hinds MP tabled
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Bishop of the Armed Forces visits UK military personnel in the Middle East
The Catholic Bishop of the Armed Forces, The Right Reverend Bishop Paul Mason has visited British Service Personnel currently deployed
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Human rights campaigner Fr Shay Cullen featured in Irish Government video for St Patrick’s Day
A leading international Catholic speaker and human rights campaigner has been featured in an official Irish Government video to mark
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“Teachers are Church’s largest mission field,” say Association of the Teachers of Catholic RE
The Association of the Teachers of Catholic RE (ATCRE) recently hosted their 5th National conference at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic
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East London school football squad makes history by reaching National Elite Cup Final
St Bonaventure’s School in Forest Gate, East London, is celebrating a landmark achievement as its Year 11 football team has
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North east Catholic students’ enjoy ‘trip of a lifetime’ to CERN laboratories in Geneva
Young scientists from Newcastle enjoyed the adventure of a lifetime when they visited the famous European Organisation for Nuclear Research
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How actor Michael Sheen’s £1 million debt giveaway has exposed UK’s looming poverty crisis
In many respects Channel 4’s screening this week of the documentary Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway couldn’t have been
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“Betrayal,” says Katie Amess as Home Secretary rejects inquiry into father’s murder
The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has rejected calls from the family of MP Sir David Amess for a public inquiry
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As Poland introduces conscription, is it time for Catholics to say we won’t be fighting politician’s wars?
Earlier this morning Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced to his parliament that work is under way to introduce conscription
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FROM THE VATICAN: Latest update on the health of Pope Francis
SUNDAY MORNING: The Holy See Press Office has reported that, “overnight was quiet and the Pope is resting.” The message
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Romero Trust announces series of March talks to commemorate St Oscar Romero
Published date: 16 February 2025 Next month marks the forty-fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Romero, and once again
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Catholic primary school pupils dress as favourite fictional characters for World Book Day
Some familiar faces from children’s fiction put in an appearance when a Catholic primary school celebrated World Book Day yesterday
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Pope from hospital: ‘Thank you for your prayers, I accompany you from here’
“I thank you with all my heart for the prayers you offer for my health from [St. Peter’s] Square. I
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Deep personal and communal renewal of faith is needed more today than ever before, says David Torkington
I well remember the dramatic opening to the first mission that I attended way back in the nineteen-forties. The Redemptorist
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Bear Grylls to speak at sold out 2025 Flame youth congress in Wembley
This year’s Flame, a gathering for young Catholics from across England and Wales, has sold out the OVO Wembley arena,
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The power of girls’ education to inspire action on International Women’s Day 2025
World Villages for Children (WVFC), a charity whose mission is ending poverty through education, has marked today’s (Sat 8th March)
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