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Can Catholics still defend the death penalty?

The case of Christa Pike raises difficult questions about punishment, mercy and the limits of modern prisons

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From St Thomas Aquinas to Germain Grisez, Catholic thinkers have long recognised the connection between sexual immorality and the erosion of faith

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Christa Pike conscious and talking after botched execution attempt

Christa Pike has regained consciousness after surviving an attempted execution, as Tennessee’s Catholic bishops call for her sentence to be commuted

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Leo urges youth to pursue Catholic marriages on eve of Amoris Laetitia conference

The style of Leo’s letter is indicative of the conference itself, given that it focuses on promoting positives while avoiding the immense controversy over the document itself.

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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

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Why the way we rest matters

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A first pilgrimage to Chartres

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St Thérèse and the hidden greatness of small deeds

The hidden tasks of daily life may seem insignificant, but St Thérèse reminds us that their true greatness lies in the charity with which they are performed

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The terrifying majesty of the angels

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Can we believe our ancestors’ tales of the supernatural?

Malcolm Gaskill’s Worlds of Fear and Wonder asks whether modern scepticism can prevent us from understanding the supernatural experiences of the past

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What Raphael understood about the Archangel

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Depicting God’s messengers

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Catholic University of America plans ‘Year of Sheen’

The Catholic University of America is planning a year of events to celebrate the beatification of its former professor and student