Chapter House

Imprisoned and sentenced to death under Albania’s communist regime, Cardinal Ernest Simoni remains a compelling witness to faith, endurance and the supernatural

Melanie McDonagh

The life and death of Blessed János Brenner reveal the quiet courage of a young priest whose fidelity to his vocation outlasted the regime that sought to silence him

Andrew Cusack

Recent acts of violence reveal what Aristotle and Aquinas understood: justice cannot survive in isolation but depends upon the cultivation of the moral virtues

David Hahn

Grand claims of AI’s revolution are less convincing than many suggest, but Pope Leo’s new encyclical raises the right questions about its impact on the human being

Luke Collins

The Holy Father articulated a compelling vision of human dignity before Spain’s parliament, but his speech also raises deeper questions about belonging, culture and Christendom

Gavin Ashenden

A culture of over-caution and status anxiety has made parenting more difficult, not because children are less safe than before, but because society expects parents to perform constant vigilance

Joseph Shaw

From Michelangelo to Caravaggio, sacred artists have approached the divine in radically different ways while remaining within the Catholic tradition

Nicholas Leeper SJ

The Church’s calendar reveals June as a month rich in saints, solemnities and reminders of God’s plan for human flourishing

Clement Harrold

A parish reading group at the Oxford Oratory has spent eight years exploring Catholic literature, history and theology while fostering conversation, friendship and faith

Robin Aitken

A century after his death, Antoni Gaudí’s extraordinary vision for the Barcelona church stands close to fulfilment

Mark McGinness