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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

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.

What to make of Pope Leo and Patriarch Bartholomew’s joint declaration

The Pope and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople have prayed together and issued a joint declaration that may well pave the way for changes between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. But what should Catholics make of the statements?

Has Cardinal Fernández managed to clarify use of Mary’s ‘Co-Redemptrix’ title?

For decades the Church has wrestled with how best to articulate Mary’s cooperation in salvation history without overshadowing Christ’s unique mediation. The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is continuing in that tradition – though amid some criticism of his efforts

The Catholic Herald

AI's growing ubiquity needs the Church to articulate the ethics of this second industrial revolution

As AI reshapes language, work and what is considered truth, the Church's voice on these issues is important not only to the faithful but in shaping the narrative around this technology for all peoples