Vatican News

The Pope is asking the right questions about AI

Pope Leo is clear: no technology, however advanced, can replace conscience or relieve us of the moral burden of being human
Luke Collins

Beyond dialogue: What still divides Rome and the Orthodox East

The Eastern Orthodox ceded to the supremacy of Rome once before; for the good of Christianity, it needs to happen again
Thomas Colsy

Archbishop-elect of Westminster signals no liberation of Traditional Latin Mass

Following today’s announcement that Bishop Richard Moth will become the new Archbishop of Westminster, the Catholic Herald asked him about his plans for the Latin Mass in the diocese
The Catholic Herald

All I want for Christmas is you, not an algorithm

As Christmas songs celebrate love and togetherness, a growing number of people are turning instead to AI “companions” for intimacy and advice
Naoise Grenham

Mussolini’s complicated relationship with Catholicism

From militant atheism to the Lateran Pacts, Mussolini’s fraught engagement with Catholicism shaped Fascist Italy and beyond
Thomas Edwards

Why the push for women deacons persists despite clear teaching

Why did the Vatican feel compelled to restate a teaching that was never in doubt?
Michael Haynes

Has the German synodal way abandoned Catholicism?

Preaching on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz rejected claims that German bishops have abandoned Catholicism
The Catholic Herald

The Church responds to the Bondi Beach shooting

The most fatal terrorist attack in Australia’s history has sparked condemnation from Catholic leaders around the world
Thomas Edwards

The SSPX and the question of new bishops

With its remaining bishops approaching their seventies, the SSPX is once again confronting the question of episcopal succession
Niwa Limbu

The Co-redemptrix controversy and the question of authority

Senior Mariologists argue that Mater Populi Fidelis resembles Protestant approaches to redemption
The Catholic Herald