Public declarations of faith by U.K. politicians have not gone down well with British voters.

Pope Francis has appealed to the international community to take swift and decisive action to avoid more tragedies as the migrant crisis in the southern Mediterranean worsens by the day. In the latest catastrophic episode, as many as 900 migrants appear to have drowned on April 19. Migrants had rush

35,000 have arrived by boat in southern Europe. Some 1,600 are dead or missing.

Up to 1,500 migrants rescued over Easter weekend

Here in Britain we cling to many habits that have long outlived their relevance or utility not least the notion that an electoral campaign runs for only the three weeks prior to the Parliamentary General Election We used to shake our heads in feigned wonder when we noted that U S White House cam

It rsquo s meant to be over by nbsp noon nbsp on April 1 so they say It doesn rsquo t work after midday and you rsquo re not allowed to come out with any April Fools gags after then although it rsquo s not clear what purgatorial penance might await a malefactor mdash perpetual exposure to extreme

Cardinal Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, spoke of Richard’s baptism.

A significant celebration occurred on March 10 this year in Glasgow, Scotland. The city lauded St. John Ogilvie, S.J., on the 400th anniversary of his martyrdom. On the previous weekend at the Church of St. Aloysius in Glasgow, staffed by the Jesuits, many gathered for liturgical commemorations of t

Scotland's only recognized martyr was a champion for religious tolerance and freedom.

The Catholic Bishops rsquo Conference of England and Wales one of two Conferences in Britain has issued an outspoken open letter that discusses key issues in the forthcoming UK parliamentary election May 7 They cited immigration a hot-button topic in the national political conversation here a