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Pope Leo XIV to ordain eight men in Rome on vocations day
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Africa visit signals shift in tone and emphasis for Leo
Pope Leo XIV’s African journey highlights his pastoral energy, political candour and evolving approach to continuity with his predecessor
Michael Haynes
Out with the ‘feel-good’, in with tradition
Jacqueline O'Hara
Rome must confront China’s persecution of Catholics
Benedict Rogers
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Africa visit signals shift in tone and emphasis for Leo
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The Church teaches the resurrection of the body, yet its meaning is often left unexplored in practical terms
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When ‘true crime’ becomes dark spectacle
The booming true crime genre raises questions about whether fascination with evil can slide into something morally disordered
Georgia Gilholy
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Clement Harrold
When rebellion loses its object
Joseph Shaw
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Pope Leo: A Bridge-Builder
In his first months, Leo XIV looks like a listener: he calls synodality an attitude of openness, maintains Church teaching on marriage and sexuality, and signals cautious openness to broader Latin Mass celebration. The aim is less polarisation, deeper dialogue, a bridge builder who consults widely and will lead decisively.
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Elites blocked Maria Steen’s candidacy, narrowing democracy and silencing Catholic conservatives’ voices.
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Halloween’s vigil confronts death with Christian hope, not fear or superstition today.
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AI: helping angel or diabolic machine?
Pope Leo’s warnings and hopes for AI, probing dignity, labour, justice, and Church responsibilities for governing algorithms.
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Sr Camilla and her merry band of nuns
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