Politics

The AfD’s success in Saxony-Anhalt confronts German Catholics with difficult questions about political judgement, episcopal authority and the coherence of Catholic social teaching

Jan C. Bentz

The test of pro-family policy is not simply whether it offers support, but whether it strengthens the conditions in which families can flourish

Patrick Neve

With another vote on assisted suicide approaching, Catholics should recognise that parliamentary procedure, organisation and persistence can make the difference

Luke Collins

Secure safe havens, firm borders and swift asylum decisions would offer a more humane and sustainable response

Declan J. Ganley

When Anthony Fauci was called to account for his pandemic record, the Catholic values he claims to have learnt were nowhere to be found

Jacqueline O'Hara

The Church of England’s £100 million reparations scheme turns a complex history of slavery and abolition into a doctrine of inherited guilt and permanent moral debt

Gavin Ashenden

Peter Benenson warned that Amnesty would fail if it fell under the control of an ideology; Catholics should consider whether that day has arrived

David Hahn

Britain’s first lifelong Catholic Prime Minister has an opportunity to place the family, human dignity and the common good at the heart of government

Clement Harrold

Britain has its first “Catholic” prime minister. Unfortunately the label survives contact with almost nothing the Church actually teaches

Edward Barrett-Shortt

The Trump administration has overturned a Biden-era foster care rule that critics say discriminated against Christian families while reducing the number of homes available to vulnerable children

Jacqueline O'Hara