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Migration is being used to weaken Europe’s Christian identity

The senior bishop said Catholics should respond to threats to Europe’s Christian heritage with a movement to “save Europe”
Thomas Colsy

New report offers portrait of the men set to be ordained in the US in 2026

Research released with the US bishops provides a statistical snapshot of the seminarians due to be ordained in the United States this year
Thomas Colsy

Pope Leo XIV’s brother recalls childhood of prayer and patience

John Prevost has offered a personal portrait of the first American pope, recalling the family habits and spiritual formation that shaped his early life
The Catholic Herald

Online claims of Pope Benedict's resignation misread Vatican legal procedure

Online speculation over Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation has intensified after a Vatican legal response was interpreted as evidence of a formal investigation
The Catholic Herald

Pope’s first African tour closes with final leg in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV has reached the final stage of his first apostolic journey to Africa, an 11-day visit marked by pastoral appeals for peace
The Catholic Herald

Renewing Benedict XVI’s theological inheritance

Academics and clergy in Rome have established a society dedicated to deepening engagement with Benedict XVI’s thought and legacy
Michael Haynes

When ‘true crime’ becomes dark spectacle

The booming true crime genre raises questions about whether fascination with evil can slide into something morally disordered
Georgia Gilholy

Rediscovering the case for Christ in prophecy

A new book explores how Old Testament prophecy continues to point to the divine reality of Jesus and deepen faith among believers today
Clement Harrold

Pope Leo XIV renews call for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East

Speaking in Kilamba, Pope Leo XIV urged political leaders to seek negotiation rather than escalation amid worsening conflict on several fronts
The Catholic Herald

Blasphemy, backlash and the American Catholic vote

Reactions to a provocative image and allegations of bias raise questions about how Catholics should weigh political choices
Jacqueline O'Hara

The just war tradition is a warning, not a licence

Appeals to ‘just war’ are too often used to legitimise violence when the Christian tradition was meant to restrain it
G E M Lippiatt

Charlotte diocese clears priest after complaints about school confessions

An internal diocesan review in North Carolina found no policy breach after families complained that their daughters were asked inappropriate questions in confession
Thomas Colsy

Survey shows Irish parents back Catholic schools

The latest Irish consultation on school patronage has reopened the divestment debate, but it also raises harder questions about the future character of Catholic education
Ruadhan Jones

Pope Leo tells Angola nursing home residents that the elderly must be heard

Pope Leo XIV has said the elderly must be heard as custodians of memory and wisdom
The Catholic Herald

Why Catholicism no longer feels uncool in New York

After years of quiet observance, New York’s Catholics are finding a renewed confidence to live and speak their faith publicly
Aubrey Strobel

Church halts Fr Walter Ciszek’s path to beatification

The formal process for the canonisation of Fr Walter Ciszek SJ has been stopped after lengthy review, though supporters say his spiritual legacy remains undiminished
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo calls for renewed commitment to protect children and vulnerable adults

Addressing an Italian bishops’ conference gathering through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy Father said safeguarding is not only a matter of rules but of Christian responsibility
The Catholic Herald

Savannah bishop urges Catholics to draw courage from Georgia martyrs

Ahead of the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs, the Bishop of Savannah has urged Catholics to draw strength from their example and to witness to the faith with courage, joy and fidelity in a hostile age
The Catholic Herald

Recovering a sense of the Church as a given reality

As communal religious identity has faded, many Catholics experience their faith as a repeated choice rather than a settled fact
Patrick Neve

Pope Leo XIV tells Angola’s young people to build a more just and peaceful world

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