British Isles
Mental health and well-being
The Mental Health Foundation reports that one in ten children aged between 5 and 16 suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder - that’s three children in every classroom. More than half of adults with mental…
Is Jeremy Corbyn anti-Israel?
Newly-elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s far-left credentials have found favour in his party, but his overtures to radical Islamists have caused concern among British Jews. Corbyn has been empathetic to Hamas and Hezbollah - terror groups…
Northern Ireland: Praying into roots of rebellion
The roots of Northern Ireland’s problems go back to 1167 and the Anglo-Norman intervention into Ireland’s laws and policing. The two unrelated cultures were never united and found themselves living side by side. The IRA evolved…
Vincent Nichols: we will rise and host refugees
On Tuesday Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, called on UK Catholics to respond ‘in prayer and in real practical action’ to the call to house the 20,000 refugees coming to Britain. This follows Pope Francis'…
