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The dignity of hard work

The dignity of hard work

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The witness of the saints and martyrs

The witness of the saints and martyrs

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Pope Leo XIV: Valuing the unborn is the “goal of civilisation”

Pope Leo XIV: Valuing the unborn is the “goal of civilisation”

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A tapestry of belief

A tapestry of belief

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Dear Father: Are charismatics superior to 'ordinary' Catholics?

Dear Father: Are charismatics superior to 'ordinary' Catholics?

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Leo XIV’s Spanish voyage exceeds expectations

Leo XIV’s Spanish voyage exceeds expectations

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The nuclear family cannot do everything alone

The nuclear family cannot do everything alone

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Mexican governor blocks gender identity bill over family concerns

Mexican governor blocks gender identity bill over family concerns

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Saturday Read: The young priest who would not abandon his flock

Saturday Read: The young priest who would not abandon his flock

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Canadian Senate passes bill removing religious defence from hate speech law

Canadian Senate passes bill removing religious defence from hate speech law

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The common good depends on a constellation of virtues

The common good depends on a constellation of virtues

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Christian Pulisic, Javier Hernandez and football’s surprising witness

Christian Pulisic, Javier Hernandez and football’s surprising witness

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The Heart of Jesus Christ

The Heart of Jesus Christ

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AI is overhyped

AI is overhyped

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Traditional priest tackles fleeing suspect outside historic Latin Mass shrine

Traditional priest tackles fleeing suspect outside historic Latin Mass shrine

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Israeli settler violence threatens last entirely Christian town in West Bank

Israeli settler violence threatens last entirely Christian town in West Bank

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Pope Leo’s magnificent but incomplete anthropology

Pope Leo’s magnificent but incomplete anthropology

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The hidden costs of overparenting

The hidden costs of overparenting

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Sacred art and the limits of representation

Sacred art and the limits of representation

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June is the holiest month

June is the holiest month

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Belfast gripped by unrest after knife attack by Sudanese refugee

Belfast gripped by unrest after knife attack by Sudanese refugee

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Where Catholics talk books

Where Catholics talk books

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Gaudí and the miracle of La Sagrada Família

Gaudí and the miracle of La Sagrada Família

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The moral case for good manners

The moral case for good manners

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Catholic parish in Germany to offer blessings at LGBT pride event

Catholic parish in Germany to offer blessings at LGBT pride event

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Polish Catholics denounce Synod Final Document as ‘deeply anti-Catholic’

Polish Catholics denounce Synod Final Document as ‘deeply anti-Catholic’

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Embryos found in suitcase of man detained in Cyprus airport

Embryos found in suitcase of man detained in Cyprus airport

3d ago
How to make holiness a habit

How to make holiness a habit

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Bishop Schneider: SSPX dispute centres on truth, not liturgy

Bishop Schneider: SSPX dispute centres on truth, not liturgy

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Ireland’s Catholic colleges are disappearing at a critical moment

Ireland’s Catholic colleges are disappearing at a critical moment

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In Pictures: London’s Corpus Christi Procession

In Pictures: London’s Corpus Christi Procession

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The Down syndrome death sentence

The Down syndrome death sentence

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Bishop Schneider: Freemasonry is a root of the post-conciliar crisis

Bishop Schneider: Freemasonry is a root of the post-conciliar crisis

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Spanish far Left criticises Pope Leo’s address

Spanish far Left criticises Pope Leo’s address

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June consistory to focus on just war and synodality, not liturgy

June consistory to focus on just war and synodality, not liturgy

4d ago
Exorcist removed after linking UFOs to demonic activity

Exorcist removed after linking UFOs to demonic activity

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What the Sturgeon-Murrell story reveals about modern marriage

What the Sturgeon-Murrell story reveals about modern marriage

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Abbot stands firm in Transylvania

Abbot stands firm in Transylvania

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Contextualising the Great Seige

Contextualising the Great Seige

28 Feb
Learning to suffer well

Learning to suffer well

28 Feb
Reason, doubt and grace in Why I Am Not an Atheist

Reason, doubt and grace in Why I Am Not an Atheist

28 Feb
Is chastity making a comeback?

Is chastity making a comeback?

28 Feb
Hamnet and the myth of the medieval witch

Hamnet and the myth of the medieval witch

27 Feb
The art of the slow papacy

The art of the slow papacy

27 Feb
A windswept classic stripped of heaven and hell

A windswept classic stripped of heaven and hell

26 Feb
Lent at full strength

Lent at full strength

23 Feb
Seven children is a small family

Seven children is a small family

22 Feb
Lent, lobster and the Orthodox example

Lent, lobster and the Orthodox example

21 Feb
Brother Lawrence and the book that shaped the Pope

Brother Lawrence and the book that shaped the Pope

21 Feb
Why beauty belongs at the heart of worship

Why beauty belongs at the heart of worship

20 Feb