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Bishop Barron says Trump ‘owes the Pope an apology’

Bishop Barron says Trump ‘owes the Pope an apology’

2h ago
Why Catholic Emancipation still matters

Why Catholic Emancipation still matters

2h ago
Heralds of the Gospel ordain 26 priests and 31 deacons

Heralds of the Gospel ordain 26 priests and 31 deacons

2h ago
Strengthening the Church for What's Ahead

Strengthening the Church for What's Ahead

2h ago
Pope Leo says he “will not shy away from the Gospel” after Trump attack

Pope Leo says he “will not shy away from the Gospel” after Trump attack

9h ago
Trump’s extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV

Trump’s extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV

9h ago
Hungary after Orbán

Hungary after Orbán

11h ago
Cardinal Hollerich suggests female subdiaconate

Cardinal Hollerich suggests female subdiaconate

12h ago
When rebellion loses its object

When rebellion loses its object

12h ago
Trump launches public attack on Pope Leo XIV

Trump launches public attack on Pope Leo XIV

14h ago
Cardinal McElroy says conflict with Iran is morally illegitimate

Cardinal McElroy says conflict with Iran is morally illegitimate

16h ago
Is the Catholic revival really so quiet?

Is the Catholic revival really so quiet?

18h ago
American dioceses report surge in Easter converts as numbers approach pre-pandemic levels

American dioceses report surge in Easter converts as numbers approach pre-pandemic levels

1d ago
US-Iran talks break down as Vance cites nuclear deadlock and Catholic voices urge peace

US-Iran talks break down as Vance cites nuclear deadlock and Catholic voices urge peace

1d ago
Armed men steal Eucharist and rob worshippers during Holy Saturday adoration in Mexico

Armed men steal Eucharist and rob worshippers during Holy Saturday adoration in Mexico

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Pope Leo XIV says civilians must be protected from the horrors of war

Pope Leo XIV says civilians must be protected from the horrors of war

1d ago
The empty tomb and the promise of the resurrection

The empty tomb and the promise of the resurrection

1d ago
Vatican urged to confront China’s forced organ harvesting record

Vatican urged to confront China’s forced organ harvesting record

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Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday

Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday

1d ago
Homily for Low Sunday

Homily for Low Sunday

1d ago
Resurrection and suffering

Resurrection and suffering

1d ago
Baby girl born at just 23 weeks a “tough cookie” after 146 days in hospital

Baby girl born at just 23 weeks a “tough cookie” after 146 days in hospital

1d ago
Pope holds talks with Order of Malta leadership over reform dispute

Pope holds talks with Order of Malta leadership over reform dispute

2d ago
US dioceses report rise in Easter receptions into the Catholic Church

US dioceses report rise in Easter receptions into the Catholic Church

2d ago
“War is only death”: Apostolic Nuncio calls for ceasefire and talks as Lebanon reels from attacks

“War is only death”: Apostolic Nuncio calls for ceasefire and talks as Lebanon reels from attacks

2d ago
The non-debate about Christ’s Jewishness

The non-debate about Christ’s Jewishness

2d ago
From Holy Week to world stage: Leo XIV’s call for peace

From Holy Week to world stage: Leo XIV’s call for peace

2d ago
Beyond therapy: rediscovering community and Confession

Beyond therapy: rediscovering community and Confession

4d ago
A life in defence of tradition: Michael Davies reconsidered

A life in defence of tradition: Michael Davies reconsidered

6d ago
The return of the patron

The return of the patron

6 Apr
Death in the Catholic imagination

Death in the Catholic imagination

2 Apr
How the Church keeps the sacred days of Holy Week

How the Church keeps the sacred days of Holy Week

1 Apr
Sacramental imagination and the recovery of enchantment

Sacramental imagination and the recovery of enchantment

30 Mar
Pope Leo signals a shift on the Traditional Mass

Pope Leo signals a shift on the Traditional Mass

27 Mar
Why Catholics should take the dating crisis seriously

Why Catholics should take the dating crisis seriously

26 Mar
Chartres shows why Mary matters

Chartres shows why Mary matters

25 Mar
America’s legal pushback against transgender ideology

America’s legal pushback against transgender ideology

23 Mar
“Ballet can elevate body and soul together”

“Ballet can elevate body and soul together”

23 Mar
Finding God in the age of the algorithm

Finding God in the age of the algorithm

19 Mar
Newman: Patron saint of the disappointed

Newman: Patron saint of the disappointed

18 Mar
Rediscovering Ida Friederike Görres: the Catholic thinker the sexual revolution forgot

Rediscovering Ida Friederike Görres: the Catholic thinker the sexual revolution forgot

16 Mar
The return of silence in an age of noise

The return of silence in an age of noise

12 Mar
The theology of being a godparent

The theology of being a godparent

11 Mar
Aquinas and the question of tyrannicide

Aquinas and the question of tyrannicide

9 Mar
Women’s magazines are narrowing the space for dissent

Women’s magazines are narrowing the space for dissent

5 Mar
Five lessons on Catholic fatherhood I learned from my Dad

Five lessons on Catholic fatherhood I learned from my Dad

4 Mar
Agatha Christie and the reality of sin

Agatha Christie and the reality of sin

4 Mar
Perceiving God in creation: the angel-filled world of Francis Thompson

Perceiving God in creation: the angel-filled world of Francis Thompson

3 Mar
Jacob Rees-Mogg: why institutions still matter

Jacob Rees-Mogg: why institutions still matter

2 Mar
Why Eastern Orthodoxy remains unconvincing

Why Eastern Orthodoxy remains unconvincing

27 Feb