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Case before Supreme Court seeks to force bishops to repay ‘millions’ in Peter’s Pence donations

Diocese of Rome announces Christian-Muslim gathering at Grand Mosque

New Channel 4 series explores forbidden love between nun and priest

Catholic bishops condemn Golders Green terror attack

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Why the Church cannot ordain women

Arguments for women’s ordination often assume a power the Church says she does not possess and has never claimed to exercise

Why prayer to the saints is not idolatry

Growing up ‘trad’

Josephine Fütterer

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St Joseph: Antidote to Communism

A drama of sin and deception, steeped in symbolism

Charlotte liturgical restrictions on TLM face Vatican review

Faith, politics and the rise of MAGA Catholics

Fr Dwight Longenecker

In defence of nepotism

What next for the College of Cardinals?

Archbishop Moth reflects on Rome visit and challenges for the Church

Melanie McDonagh

The porn industry is built on childhood trauma

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Faith, politics and the rise of MAGA Catholics

Fr Dwight Longenecker

In defence of nepotism

America still needs heroes

Jacqueline O'Hara

Interview with Joseph Pearce: Why Middle-earth is not a pagan myth

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Vatican hits back at ‘population threat’ narrative

Africa visit signals shift in tone and emphasis for Leo

Renewing Benedict XVI’s theological inheritance

Misreading Leo XIV: Africa, not America, is the focus

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In defence of nepotism

Why politics alone can’t solve loneliness

Discernment involves action

Kerri Christopher

The war between the sexes isn’t accidental

How fatherlessness fuels the manosphere

In praise of the married man

The price we pay for not paying attention

From childless by choice to parental regret

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Charlotte liturgical restrictions on TLM face Vatican review

The Vatican is reviewing a canonical appeal against liturgical restrictions in the Diocese of Charlotte as scrutiny grows over their implementation under Bishop Michael Martin

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Why prayer to the saints is not idolatry

Forming hearts of charity in an age of confusion

St Augustine on Christ the door and shepherd

St Augustine of Hippo

The Resurrection of the Body

Fr Gavan Jennings

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A drama of sin and deception, steeped in symbolism

Hugh Laurie’s return as Richard Roper anchors a story of manipulation and grace, where the battle between good and evil is sharply drawn

Interview with Joseph Pearce: Why Middle-earth is not a pagan myth

When ‘true crime’ becomes dark spectacle

Georgia Gilholy

Rediscovering the case for Christ in prophecy

Clement Harrold

When rebellion loses its object

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October/November 2025

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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A Lost Chance for Ireland

Elites blocked Maria Steen’s candidacy, narrowing democracy and silencing Catholic conservatives’ voices.

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All Saints’ Eve

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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On the limits of liberalism

Sr Camilla and her merry band of nuns

Christianity is a civilising force in a polarised world

Do Catholics make good historians?

Nick Ripatrazone

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