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April 04, 2023

Family is where you find it, as they say. It is a broad statement in the face of which the Church’s social teachings have to hold their own against a panoply of options that vie both for attention and recognition in a confusing world. Thomas Coram’s Foundling Hospital, right in the heart of London, stands apart from the maelstrom, being founded long before anyone thought of the present kaleidoscope and for the sole purpose of “the education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children”. Orphans, then, in the old-fashioned sense.

Percentage of over-65s with ‘no religion’ doubles in last decade

April 04, 2023

The proportion of English and Welsh people over 65 who have “no religion” has doubled over the last decade, a new analysis of census data has revealed. A report by the Office for National Statistics showed that in 2021 a total of 17.5 per cent of people in that age group said they have no

Going on pilgrimage feels like an act of rebellion against secular modern society, and it’s on the rise in Britain

April 04, 2023

Is it me or can Catholics be a bit headstrong these days? I asked myself that question after attempting to marshal the Catholic Herald’s latest pilgrimage from Coimbra to Fátima. We all got to the end and, despite some narrowing of eyes over route distance estimations and the assured presence of café breaks that didn’t materialise, without mutiny.