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However polarising he may be, Donald Trump stands almost alone among world leaders in speaking bluntly about Christian persecution

Pope Leo XIV marked the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica by urging that the Roman Rite be celebrated with fidelity, simplicity, and solemnity, describing the liturgy as the heart of the Church’s unity and mission

Many continue to look closely at the Holy Father’s every word and deed in the hope of finding a key to his pontificate, almost with the desire to use that key to open or close the portal of their good will according to a pre-set agenda

The former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said that both progressivists and radical traditionalists misread the Second Vatican Council through political lenses

Anglican Church leaders have spoken out against what they describe as a nationalist narrative emerging in the UK around Christianity and which they say is the antithesis of the values at the heart of their Christian faith

Bishop Francesco Savino has given an interview stating that people in same-sex relationships should not be denied the opportunity to be loved and to love, including on an intimate and physical sexual level

London's National Gallery is marking the 150th anniversary of Jean-François Millet's death with an exhibition celebrating his portrayal of rural workers in northern France; this writer finds the works infused with theological themes

Pope Leo XIV has confirmed that a Vatican tribunal has opened proceedings against former Jesuit priest and artist Marko Rupnik, urging patience as the Church balances justice for victims with due process amid the controversy over his widely displayed mosaics.

The title “Co-Redemptrix” has charted a complex course through centuries of theology, devotion and debate, a story that reveals how the Church has balanced Marian piety with the uniqueness of Christ’s redemption.

A document circulating online, reportedly a draft of Mater Populi Fidelis, appears to show the Vatican preparing to rule out the use of “Co-Redemptrix” as a Marian title — though the authenticity of the text has not yet been confirmed.

Bishop Mark Davies reflects on the declaration of St John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church, calling on Catholics to seek truth amid the noise of modern life and to find wisdom and peace through the Eucharist.

In a forthright interview with EWTN, Cardinal Gerhard Müller accused some bishops of marginalising Catholics attached to the Latin Mass and warned that relativism within the Vatican is driving a deeper divide in the Church.

A leading priest of the Society of St Pius X has claimed the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer have entered a new rupture with Rome after denouncing the post-Vatican II Church and receiving public backing from excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò.

Once more the complex relationship England has with the Catholic Church was thrust into the global spotlight at the Vatican, with Pope Leo XIV’s formal proclamation of St. John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church

While Halloween is now synonymous with drunken costume parties, slasher movies and hordes of little monsters pilfering candy from their beleaguered neighbours, this wasn’t always so. But neither was it ever (really) Catholic

Few modern figures in the Church have united sanctity and intellect so completely as St John Henry Newman, or spoken with such prophetic insight to the crises of faith and education in the modern world

After years of secular politics, religion is returning to Britain’s public square, moving from the streets to the ballot box.

The Vatican’s doctrinal office will publish 'Mater Populi Fidelis' on 4 November, a new note on 'Mary’s cooperation in the work of salvation' that has prompted speculation it could revisit the long-debated title 'Co-Redemptrix'

Bishop David Waller, Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, says the appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury changes little in the relationship between the Church of England and the Catholic Church, warning that unity remains out of reach

Archbishop Norbert Turini has denounced plans for a Halloween performance in a deconsecrated Montpellier chapel containing the tombs of two bishops, warning that staging an irreverent event in a place once dedicated to God would “shock” believers and betray the city’s spiritual heritage.