Catholic Church

Society of Saint Pius X responds to Cardinal Sarah’s appeal against consecrations

Priests in the Society have responded to Cardinal Sarah’s appeal not to proceed with episcopal consecrations in July, prompting an unusual public exchange between two normally aligned strands within the Church

Reversing the trend? Ireland appears to be coming back to the Faith

A new report is a cause for hope in the Catholic Church in Ireland

Clericalism and digital influencers: inside the Final Synod Reports

The Vatican has released the first Synod study reports, addressing priestly formation, digital evangelisation and the role of Catholic influencers.

Who is driving the campaign against the Order of Malta?

Co-ordinated criticism in the Italian press has placed the Order of Malta under fresh pressure, reviving old disputes about vocation, governance and the Vatican’s intervention

America’s bishops and the birthright blind spot

By framing birthright citizenship as a matter of dignity alone, the USCCB sidesteps deeper questions about law, responsibility and the common good

Jacqueline O'Hara

Don’t write off Catholic Ireland just yet

Despite falling Mass attendance and fragile public trust, rising numbers of converts and returning Catholics suggest a more complicated story

In full: unpublished letter reveals Benedict XVI’s final reflections on prayer and the future of faith

A previously unpublished 2021 letter by Pope Benedict XVI offers a concise but theologically rich meditation on Christian prayer, the Eucharist and the place of faith in an uncertain future

Why Eastern Orthodoxy remains unconvincing

Erick Ybarra’s substantial volume revisits the long-running debate between East and West over the Roman primacy with erudition and depth

Clement Harrold

German bishops adopt text of ‘Synodal Conference’

The German Bishops’ Conference has adopted statutes for a permanent Synodal Conference and sent them to Rome for recognition, setting up a decisive Vatican judgement on the future of the post-Synodal Way structure

Excommunicated Spanish nuns return to the Church

After a period of conversion, the Archbishop of Burgos announced the return of the sisters who had broken away from Rome in May 2024