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One of the richest and most powerful men in the world has just completed a series of off-the-record lectures on the Antichrist. The talks set an eerie tone for political and technological developments in the 21st century

Pope Leo should not be blamed for blessing frozen water. What made the outcome unholy rather than holy was the detachment of the chunk of Greenland ice from anything obviously connected to Jesus, at least in the minds of the activists

But Catholics cannot accept that she is the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, since this is to reject Apostolicae Curae and the history of the position

As Catholic Christians, we must understand that our moral and political commitments are not on the right-to-left continuum of liberal political theory

Pope Leo was asked about Cardinal Cupich’s award to the pro-abortionist Senator Dick Durbin. He then used the 'seamless garment' approach to Catholic ethics to link together abortion, immigration and the death penalty

Eric Gill’s Annunciation is the centrepiece of a powerful exhibition at Ditchling Museum, where works of beauty sit uneasily alongside the artist’s crimes.

As he is declared a Doctor of the Church, Newman’s lifelong commitment to education, truth, and the formation of an intelligent laity offers a model for Catholics today.

Better to be called obstinate than to surrender the sacraments. Better to scandalise polite opinion than to mutilate what has been entrusted by God himself. Better to be decried as old-fashioned than to cease to be Catholic

Lucien de Guise reviews ‘Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum’ at the Barbican, a timely and unsettling exhibition exploring fragility, violence, and the human form.

The cost of removing the two-child cap runs into billions; and unlike the grace of God, the resources of the State and its taxpayers are not unlimited

Many Christian men today claim the faith but settle for shallow substitutes, mistaking consumption for communion.

Erika Kirk’s public act of forgiveness brings a message of mercy into a moment of fury.

If God’s will is unchanging, what do our prayers achieve? Fr Richard Ounsworth OP reflects on providence, petition and the mystery of divine action.

The Pope has given an interview and revealed his mind. But the exercise to read his mind needs a little code-breaking

'I would like to visit the Marian shrine of Caacupé, which Pope Francis declared a minor basilica after he said Mass there in 2015. Our Lady is revered there as "Our Lady of Miracles" following several inexplicable healings at her intercession. The shrine is one of the most popular and important pilgrimage destinations in South America'

Medical ethics is not some optional extra which Catholics can just leave to others. It touches on issues which radically affect our attitudes to the human person, parenthood and sexuality