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Pope Leo XIV reverses Francis-era Vatican housing policy

One of the most unpopular administrative measures of the previous pontificate is set to be reversed, with Pope Leo XIV moving to restore free or subsidised Vatican accommodation for senior curial officials
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God, country and family: the virtues liberalism forgets

Against modern liberalism’s focus on individual rights, David Hahn argues that life is a gift requiring gratitude expressed through the ancient virtues of religion, patriotism and filial piety
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What Siegfried Sassoon still teaches us about war and conscience

As Britain’s military leadership calls for national mobilisation in the face of new threats, the experience of the First World War offers a sobering reminder of how easily moral certainty can harden into moral blindness
Anthony McCarthy

Review: St John Henry Newman: A New Doctor of the Church

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Raspail’s The Camp of the Saints: Suicidal empathy is not Christian

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The curious Catholic comedy of James Donald Forbes McCann

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The poetry and priesthood of Fr Joseph Evans

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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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