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Fr Mark Drew
Moscow is failing to quell support for the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine
in december last year, patriarch bartholomew i of constantinople recognised an autocephalous orthodox church in ukraine. in doing so, he ris...
The Viganò affair has revealed the depth of the Church's crisis
a year ago, archbishop carlo maria viganò was a retired diplomat who was little known beyond the limited world of vaticanologists. he had re...
Why won't the Orthodox pray with Francis in Bulgaria?
on may 5, pope francis begins a three-day trip to bulgaria. he will pray with members of the country’s catholic minority (who number around ...
Is true independence on the way for Ukraine's Orthodox Christians?
last october, orthodox patriarch bartholomew of constantinople announced the creation of a new autocephalous (self-governing) national churc...
Greece: On the precipice
will the monks of mount athos side with moscow or constantinople? the rift between the russian orthodox church and the patriarchate of const...
Brave new Church: can Catholicism be decentralised?
The youth synod’s final report resoundingly endorses ‘synodality’. This could be a positive step – once bishops have worked out what it means
How to decentralise a Church
since his election in 2013, pope francis has often expressed the desire for a more “synodal” style of church life, and commentators on catho...
The Orthodox Church is on the brink of a new Great Schism
Tensions over Ukraine threaten to tear apart the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians
Orthodoxy on the brink
for centuries, the archbishops of constantinople could credibly claim to be the “ecumenical patriarch”. their see was the “new rome”, centre...
Archbishop Viganò has sparked a revolution no one can control
A man who rose quietly through the Curia has become the most incendiary figure in the Church
Is it too late to reform the Vatican?
The cardinals who elected Pope Francis hoped for major curial reform. Why isn't it going to plan?
The Vatican’s long, hot summer
in high summer, rome may be crawling with tourists, but most of the inhabitants have either fled the stifling heat or are hunkered down behi...
The Maltese furore
the apostle paul brought the gospel to malta, and the maltese today arguably remain the most catholic people on the planet, despite plunging...
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