Pope Leo XIV Faces Criticism over Lampedusa Visit
Pope Leo XIV's migration message has won praise and criticism alike. Many European Catholics now ask whether the Church is paying …
The Attacks on Christianity France Has Learned to Ignore
A new French government report shows that churches and religious heritage bear the brunt of growing anti-Christian violence that i…
European Churches Face Tension Between Universality and National Identity
Churches face an exceptionally challenging task. They must uphold the universality of the Gospel and protect the dignity of every …
What Would You Give Your Life For?
The search for meaning is fundamental to our civilization. At the ARC conference, social scientist Arthur C. Brooks offered a vivi…
France's Confession Debate: Bishops Win a Battle but Not the War
Few questions unsettle the relationship between the French state and the Catholic Church as reliably as confessional secrecy. A bi…
Pope Leo’s EWTN Appointment Is a Rapprochement Rather Than a Rebuke
Pope Leo’s appointment of the EWTN News chief to a senior Vatican role was taken by some as a rebuke of his predecessor’s dislike …
Pope Leo XIV Enters a Deeply Divided Spain
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain and address the country’s Parliament at a moment of extreme political and social tension. His ar…
The Catholic Church Faces a Historic Test
The Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X is pressing ahead with episcopal ordinations without a papal mandate, exposing deeper tension…
Pope Leo XIV and the Disarming of AI
With Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV has presented a social encyclical for the digital age. The pope warns against a technology …
Russian Patriarch Accused of Questioning Core Christian Teaching
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has repeatedly attracted attention with statements th…
Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical to Tech Giants: Slow Down
When Leo XIII issued Rerum Novarum in 1891, he made the Catholic Church a moral voice in the age of industrial capitalism. With Ma…
Holy Land Christians Fear Disappearing From Christ’s Birthplace
In an interview with Statement, Bishop William Hanna Shomali, auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, warns that …
Europe’s Blind Spot on Young Muslim Radicalization
Europe has avoided another wave of mass-casualty Islamist attacks by vigilance, not by victory. But recent studies from Germany, H…
Silent Theology: Pope Leo XIV’s Designer Explains His Style
The pope’s return to more traditional dress has drawn attention well beyond the Vatican. Filippo Sorcinelli sees his style as an e…
Love, Sacrifice and the Fullness of Joy
Love is inseparable from sacrifice. Yet at the bottom of the soul, beneath the cross and the fire of purification, it carries an i…