A conference on marriage was banned for being ‘contrary to diversity policy’
Authors
Francis Phillips
Francis Phillips reviews books for the Catholic Herald.
Barack Obama’s views on marriage did not ‘evolve’
Thursday, 10 May 2012
The US president was waiting for the public mood to change before supporting gay marriage
Government policies have encouraged irresponsible sexual behaviour among children
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Giving girls as young as 13 the contraceptive Pill without their parents’ knowledge is yet another hugely misguided policy. Time for a change of approach?
The Prince of Liechtenstein is upholding natural justice in his threat to veto a law legalising abortion
Monday, 7 May 2012
Hereditary Prince Alois has said he is prepared to abdicate. His power of veto may not last much longer
Knowing that death and judgment are round the corner tends to put our relationships into perspective
Friday, 4 May 2012
Research suggests an awareness of death can reduce divorce rates. I can well believe it
The Cross is ‘a requirement of the Christian faith’
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Perhaps it is time we followed the example of Bishop Nazir Ali and Cardinal O’Brien
How much harder it is to raise Catholics today than it was during the Pope’s childhood
Monday, 30 April 2012
Despite tremendous hardship, the Bavaria in which the Ratzingers were raised was a happy place
At 85, Pope Benedict is more inspiring than ever
Friday, 27 April 2012
Seven years after his election, he continues to show great trust and humility
Melinda Gates is missing the point about contraception in the developing world
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Expensive birth control programmes come with an agenda
The Sisters who cheer on Melinda Gates’s birth control campaign seem eager to drop Church teaching for their own ‘core values’
The statement by the Ursuline Sisters of Dallas is a hotchpotch of vagueness