Edward Dwyer VC: the forgotten war hero of Catholic London

ACN honours nun who stayed in Aleppo to help families during civil war

The Religious Sister remained in Aleppo during the Syrian civil war, providing humanitarian and pastoral support to vulnerable families

Nathalie Raffray

England and Wales record lowest half-year birth total since 1977

The Catholic Herald

Armenian bishop to run London half marathon for persecuted Christians

John Newton

Australian territory on course for world’s highest first-year euthanasia rate

The Catholic Herald

White House declares US government recognises only two genders

Christine Rousselle

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Trump’s midterm disaster leaves American conservatives facing an uncertain future

Patrick Neve

Cardinal Vesco’s remarks expose the dangers of ‘beige Catholicism’

Clement Harrold

Seven reasons Donald Trump still inspires such fierce loyalty among his supporters

Luke Collins

What happens if a pope becomes incapacitated?

Patrick Neve

The real scandal is not bishops praying for Trump but regretting it

Fr Dwight Longenecker

Jesuits then and now: what happened to the missionary spirit?

Clement Harrold

How Scott Hahn transformed the way Catholics read the Bible

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Leo defends the unborn while urging prayer and fasting for vocations in Uruguay

The first 24 hours of Leo XIV’s South American voyage saw him address the nation’s politicians and Catholic clergy, in a markedly secular country

Cardinal Ranjith: Western Church has abandoned its ‘spiritual and liturgical heritage’

Marian theologians renew call for ‘clarifications’ on Co-Redemptrix text

Vatican-China relations on display at key meeting, as Parolin commits to 2018 deal

FSSP sees record ordinations as Latin Mass order steadily grows

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Why St Michael’s Lent is a remedy for summer complacency

The disciplines of prayer, mortification and fraternity can remind us that the whole person belongs to Christ

The Irish government’s war on tradwives

Maria Steen

The theology of cardboard boxes

Dominic Perrem

Why the way we rest matters

Bérengère Darlison

The Catholic art of living

Bérengère Darlison

Soul

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‘Take not thy thunder from us’

From St Leo the Great and St Martin of Tours to the witness of wartime chaplains, the coming week offers reminders of courage, sacrifice and trust in God

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‘Lord, send us mighty shepherds’: Bishop Barron’s correction of Cardinal Vesco

‘Behold, this is our God’

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Why God permits suffering: five reasons from St Thomas Aquinas

‘O Jerusalem, Jerusalem’

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David Suchet is spellbinding as Thomas Becket in ‘Murder in the Cathedral’

In Tom Littler’s production of ‘Murder in the Cathedral’, David Suchet’s portrayal of Thomas Becket becomes something more than acting, particularly when he ascends the pulpit to preach

Melanie McDonagh

Jan van Eyck’s portraits reveal the human dignity at the heart of his art

Melanie McDonagh

Can we believe our ancestors’ tales of the supernatural?

Melanie McDonagh

What Raphael understood about the Archangel

Fr Gavan Jennings

Depicting God’s messengers

Daniel Beurthe

Education

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Montana Catholic university to shut down after years of financial challenges

The University of Providence in Great Falls will cease educational operations after years of enrolment and financial difficulties, with its final classes scheduled for August 20, 2027

Christine Rousselle