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Vatican condemns ‘gender theory’ in new doctrinal document

April 08, 2024

The Vatican has condemned gender ideology in a document published 8 April. The new Declaration Dignitas Infinita on Human Dignity from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), offers a clear definition of human dignity as the Church sees it and stresses the need to uphold it from conception to natural death.

Did we just see the budding shoots of a Christian revival this Easter?

April 03, 2024

The Easter edition of the Spectator took a refreshingly upbeat stance on the State of Christendom, with Justin Brierley setting out his argument that we are seeing a Christian revival in England. Drawing on the much-reported religious experience of historian Tom Holland, he said that he could “see signs that he [God] is moving in

England’s ‘Christian inheritance’ at stake in UK General Election

April 01, 2024

Easter has arrived early in a year when a General Election is anticipated. “To elect” means to choose. This Easter holiday celebrates the greatest and most enduring choice our country ever made, in embracing Christianity more than a millennium ago. It was a choice made not merely by the leaders of society but personally –

Can prayer and fasting actually make any difference when it comes to abortion?

March 21, 2024

Are we facing our own “1967 moment”? The upcoming threat of total decriminalisation of abortion alongside attempts to legalise euthanasia hovering on the horizon can appear to represent a present-day reiteration of the seismic decision to legalise abortion here in the UK back in 1967. The constant threats to life at its beginning, end and

House of Lords bill on ‘sentience’ would give human foetuses in UK parity with shellfish

March 20, 2024

A bill under consideration in the United Kingdom’s House of Lords is attempting to establish a committee on ‘foetal sentience’. The bill (HL Bill 15) would require the UK Secretary of State to establish a Foetal Sentience Committee. The committee’s purpose would be to provide evidence-based, scientific expertise on the sentience – a measure of

Donald Trump says his goal is cross-party abortion compromise that includes ‘exceptions’

March 18, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has spoken about his intention to push for abortion legislation in the US that would get the support of both Republicans and Democrats. “I would like to see if we could make both sides happy,” the former president told Fox News Channel’s “MediaBuzz” on 17 March. The overturning of Roe v. Wade by

Ugly scenes at Manchester University embody how abortion in UK holds up a mirror to society

March 15, 2024

Students attending the University of Manchester Pro-Life Society’s inaugural gathering earlier this month were spat at, threatened with rape and barricaded into a venue by a screeching mob. The mob was predominately made up of their young, fellow students – part of the future of this country. As both a writer and a reader, I

Over 700 medical professionals back biggest change to UK abortion law in a generation

March 11, 2024

More than 700 medical professionals have called on MPs to lower the upper time limits for abortions by two weeks. They want politicians to back an amendment to the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill, in what would be the biggest change to abortion law for a generation, when the legislation arrives in the House of Commons