Thomas Edwards

‘Influencer priest’ announces his departure from the priesthood

One of Italy’s most prominent social media priests has announced that he is leaving the priesthood, following years of controversy over his online presence and commercial partnerships

Dublin council due to celebrate Pagan Goddess on St Brigids Day

Dublin City Council’s official St Brigid’s Day programme has again foregrounded a Celtic goddess while giving little attention to the life and Christian legacy of Ireland’s patron saint

Scotland’s first millennial saint

The cause for canonisation has been opened for Joe Wilson, a teenager from Carfin who died in 2011 and could become Scotland's first millennial saint

Christian families’ homes destroyed after refusing to renounce faith

Four Christian families in a remote village in India’s Maharashtra state have had their homes demolished after resisting pressure to abandon Christianity

Six police officers arrested over alleged assault of Catholic priest

Six police officers have been arrested following the alleged assault of a Catholic priest, as Church authorities prepare a constitutional challenge over the incident

Why Saint John Paul II succeeded where Protestant leaders failed

Elected at a moment of theological confusion and cultural upheaval, Pope Saint John Paul II chose continuity over accommodation. His refusal to liberalise doctrine stands in stark contrast to the trajectory taken by many Protestant churches

Suddenly Amish: why the Amish have got it right

TLC’s Suddenly Amish offers a rare glimpse into the Amish way of life which offers some lessons for a burned-out modern world.

Why New Atheism stopped fighting Christianity

Two decades ago, New Atheism was raging against Christianity. Today, it is more often a sympathiser

Ten women championing the pro-life message

As abortion laws expand and protections for the unborn are stripped away, women across the world are leading the fight to defend human life from conception to natural death

France’s visible revival: SOS Calvaires

As secularism and neglect have stripped Christianity from the public square, SOS Calvaires is quietly restoring France’s roadside crosses and reasserting the presence of the Cross

Placing God at the centre of Catholic business leadership

Fides Entrepreneurship brings together young Catholic business leaders to explore how faith can guide success, ownership and responsibility in modern economic life

Trump’s Christmas Day strikes may have consequences far beyond Nigeria

US strikes do well to highlight Christian persecution and signal potential international consequences beyond Nigeria

Mussolini’s complicated relationship with Catholicism

From militant atheism to the Lateran Pacts, Mussolini’s fraught engagement with Catholicism shaped Fascist Italy and beyond

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