Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV and the return of a global papacy

As Pope Leo signals a desire to visit Algeria and engages quietly in Middle Eastern diplomacy, his in-flight remarks reveal a papacy rediscovering its global vocation

The Catholic Herald

The loneliest generation: how convenience culture is unravelling our humanity

Delphine Chui explores how convenience culture, frictionless living, and declining community life are reshaping our humanity.

A German Advent with St Martin and St Nicholas

A childhood in the Kappel Valley meant early nightfall, wood stoves, card games, and the enchantment of St Martin’s Day and St Nicholas’ visits.

Latin Mass restrictions reveal a deeper crisis

Despite episcopal sympathy for the old rite, the Church continues to govern the Latin Mass through temporary permissions

Why young converts are flocking to traditional Christianity

Traditional Catholics are driving unexpected growth while liberal churches continue to collapse

Nigeria’s silent martyrs

Nigeria is now the deadliest country in the world to be a Christian, with thousands murdered and kidnapped each year.

The Patriarch of Constantinople is asking more than Rome can give

Patriarch Bartholomew’s conditions for unity present serious problems for Catholics.

The unexpected guides who led me to the Catholic faith

The two modern thinkers, a Catholic historian and a secular psychiatrist, that led Gavin Ashenden to Catholicism.

Pope Leo at the blue mosque

Pope Leo’s most recent journey showed a pontiff concerned with Christian unity, not secular optics.

Why this debate on pornography collapsed before it began

The Lila Rose-Pearl clash highlights the common mistake of excusing “lesser sins” to avoid greater ones.