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Young French traditional Catholic activist murdered during clashes in Lyon
Tensions outside a political conference in Lyon have left a young Catholic dead and prompted a criminal investigation into aggravated violence
Thomas Colsy
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An extract from St Augustine of Hippo’s On the Sermon on the Mount
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From illusion to truth: entering the drama of Lent
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Michael White reflects on recent performances of Bach, James MacMillan, Bernstein and Sondheim, and on how great music still illuminates the human search for meaning
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The bishop of television: Fulton Sheen and the road to beatification
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The rule of life Christ gave the world
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St Thomas Aquinas and TikTok
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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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