Catholic Church

Survey finds sharp rise in Catholic identity among young Spaniards

New research from Spain points to a striking increase in Catholic identity among younger adults alongside growing frustration with democratic life and adult prospects
Thomas Colsy

A quiet renewal in Michigan

The Diocese of Lansing has seen notable renewal in recent years, a development its bishop attributes above all to God and faithful clergy
David Kerr

Cardinal Pizzaballa says Jerusalem must answer war with healing

In a new pastoral letter, Cardinal Pizzaballa reflects on the Church’s vocation in the Holy Land amid war, mistrust and the collapse of shared life
The Catholic Herald

Crossing the Tiber: why some Anglican clergy hesitate

For Anglican clergy discerning conversion, questions of livelihood, formation and responsibility remain unresolved
Msgr Michael Nazir-Ali

Latin conquers all in America’s Catholic classrooms

As parents lose confidence in conventional schooling, Catholic classical schools are offering a rigorous alternative rooted in truth, beauty and goodness
William Morton

The Church and the dangers of bureaucracy

The experience of preparing candidates for Confirmation highlights how easily policies and procedures can displace pastoral judgement and distort the Church’s mission
Patrick Neve

Monks challenge Spanish government’s plans for Valle de Cuelgamuros

Benedictine monks have challenged plans to remake parts of the former Valle de los Caídos amid claims of ecclesiastical consent
The Catholic Herald

The Church cannot afford to downplay sexual sin

Pope Leo is right to insist that morality is wider than sex alone, but that truth should not lead Catholics to minimise the profound social and spiritual damage of sexual sin
Anthony McCarthy

St Augustine on Christ the door and shepherd

In this sermon on St John’s Gospel, St Augustine reflects on Christ as the door of the sheepfold and the true shepherd whose voice the faithful must learn to hear
St Augustine of Hippo

Pope Leo narrows the reading of Fiducia Supplicans

Without formally undoing Fiducia Supplicans, Pope Leo XIV appears to have drawn tighter limits around its interpretation and pastoral use
James Bradbury