Catholic Church

If the mother house of the Trappists can no longer endure, the reasons may lie not only in demographics and money but in a deeper loss of monastic purpose

Dom Alcuin Reid

The SSPX has written to every diocesan bishop in Italy, distributing a new book defending its plan for episcopal consecrations and arguing that a grave crisis in the Church justifies extraordinary action

The Catholic Herald

A new political movement promising to defend Britain’s Christian heritage raises questions about where Catholics should place their political support

Connor Tomlinson

Frank Duff, founder of the Legion of Mary, believed the Church would only renew itself when ordinary Catholics took responsibility for winning souls for Christ

Ruadhan Jones

As modern life grows louder and more distracted, young people are discovering that the Church’s ancient understanding of silence offers a deeper response than digital detox

Delphine Chui

The Church’s just war tradition offers a framework for judging the legitimacy of military action amid the turmoil following the strikes on Iran

Fr Gavan Jennings

After more than 900 years of history, the Abbey of La Trappe in Normandy, the mother house of the Trappist Order, is considering closure in 2028

Thomas Edwards

Visiting a parish in one of Rome’s poorer districts, Pope Leo asked parishioners to put the Eucharist at the centre of parish life and to support young people and families facing hardship

The Catholic Herald

Scripture, tradition and canon law reveal that godparents are not merely ceremonial figures but guardians of a child’s life in the Faith

Clement Harrold

The deadlock between Rome and the SSPX is about more than bishops alone: it reflects a wider struggle over obedience, doctrinal continuity and the place of tradition in the life of the Church

Dom Alcuin Reid