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The danger of a victorious church
The Church’s recent gains among young adults will endure only if they are met with formation, obedience, and the long discipline of faith
James Bradbury
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
Thomas Edwards
A survey of English churches named after the great martyr
A fair number of Catholic churches have been dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury since the Second Catholic Relief Act which allowed Catholic churches to be detached buildings
Michael Hodges
The Holy Innocents and the violence of a fallen world
The Feast of the Holy Innocents forces us to confront the cost of the Incarnation, as divine love enters a fallen world and exposes the violence, fear and pride that resist it
Gavin Ashenden
The case for St John's assumption
From Ephesus to Augustine to Aquinas, Christian memory preserves an extraordinary claim: that the body of St John the Apostle was never found
Thomas Colsy
Interview: Cardinal Burke on the liturgy, Christmas, and the conclave
In a Christmas Day interview, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke speaks about the conclave, the liturgy, and why young Catholics are turning towards tradition
Jan C. Bentz
The mince pie as an act of resistance
Mince pies are not just seasonal indulgences. They are relics of medieval Catholic England, survivors of Reformation iconoclasm, and quiet witnesses to a long struggle over faith
Thomas Colsy
Christmas in Gaza
Despite a ceasefire and talk of progress, Christian clergy in Gaza describe a territory still trapped between war and peace
The Catholic Herald
Cardinal Müller on dialogue, tradition and the Church’s internal tensions
The former doctrinal prefect questions whether Rome applies its language of openness consistently, particularly towards traditional Catholics
The Catholic Herald
Jimmy Lai should be recognised as a martyr
At 78, sick and imprisoned for his beliefs, Jimmy Lai faces what may amount to a death sentence for exercising freedom of conscience
Benedict Rogers
Holy day or holiday? A history of Christmas traditions
From the Nativity to Santa Claus, Christmas traditions reveal a feast shaped by faith, folklore, and modern custom
Mark McGinness
Why does Europe hate its Christians?
Thousands of attacks on Christians were recorded across Europe last year, exposing a widening gap in how religious hatred is addressed
Niwa Limbu
The Pope is asking the right questions about AI
Pope Leo is clear: no technology, however advanced, can replace conscience or relieve us of the moral burden of being human
Luke Collins
Beyond dialogue: What still divides Rome and the Orthodox East
The Eastern Orthodox ceded to the supremacy of Rome once before; for the good of Christianity, it needs to happen again
Thomas Colsy
Mussolini’s complicated relationship with Catholicism
From militant atheism to the Lateran Pacts, Mussolini’s fraught engagement with Catholicism shaped Fascist Italy and beyond
Thomas Edwards
Why the push for women deacons persists despite clear teaching
Why did the Vatican feel compelled to restate a teaching that was never in doubt?
Michael Haynes
Has the German synodal way abandoned Catholicism?
Preaching on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz rejected claims that German bishops have abandoned Catholicism
The Catholic Herald
The pope’s executioner
For centuries, popes ruled territories where capital punishment was publicly carried out, prayerfully prepared for, and theologically defended
Thomas Colsy
The SSPX and the question of new bishops
With its remaining bishops approaching their seventies, the SSPX is once again confronting the question of episcopal succession
Niwa Limbu
Before the feast: the Ember Days of Advent
Nearly as old as the Church itself, the Ember Days of Advent call Christians to sanctify the seasons
Jared Staudt
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