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Pope Francis orders Vatican officials to report suspected child abuse

(rome—29 march 2019) pope francis issued new child protection legislation on friday, a little more than a month after promising the new meas...

Christopher R. Altieri

I envied the nun who asked me: 'What's a selfie?'

what does it mean to be in the world and not of it? this is an essential question for lent. the christian humanism promoted by the church si...

Fr Dominic Allain

Omnium Gatherum: a water break on the Lenten marathon

the fourth sunday of lent is known by the first word of the introit, the first chant of mass, “ laetare … rejoice”! this is one of two days ...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Christians weren't Ancient Rome's only victims

ten caesars by barry strauss simon and schuster, 432pp, £20/$28 one is naturally disposed to be defensive of “western civilisation”, in part...

The forgotten forerunners of St Patrick

saint patrick retold by roy flechner princeton, 320pp, £22/$28 the irish have a talent for promotion in a way their celtic cousins – the wel...

Pope Francis got it right on Cardinal Barbarin

pope francis did the right thing in refusing to accept the resignation offered by cardinal philippe barbarin of lyons after his conviction b...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Once, Christians led the response to socialism and liberalism. Could it happen again?

Christian democracy helped create order in post-war Europe, but has largely surrendered to liberalism. It’s time for a rethink

A hundred years on, this Catholic philosopher has much to teach us

on monday last week, the anscombe bioethics centre in oxford hosted a centenary symposium to remember the great catholic philosopher after w...

Why did the Pope accept one cardinal's resignation but not another's?

last week in rome was the story of two resignations: one long since submitted and at long last accepted; the other, submitted and shelved on...

Christopher R. Altieri

The best of the web: anchovy pizza, Flannery's limitations, Caviezel's cross

the decline and fall of anchovy pizza did the church destroy anchovy pizza? at the federalist, david marcus put the case for the prosecution...