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…
In North Macedonia, a Saint Still Works Miracles
On the shore of Lake Ohrid, the Monastery of St Naum has drawn pilgrims for centuries. Monks no longer live there, but the saint h…
Gender, Climate and Queer Issues Shape Germany’s Katholikentag
Germany’s Katholikentag is dominated by themes far removed from traditional Catholic concerns. In Würzburg, the country’s Catholic…
“Dark Day” as Christian Pastor Prosecuted for Praying Near Hospital
A Christian pastor in Northern Ireland has been prosecuted and fined after leading an outdoor service near a hospital under an abo…
The Growing Unease Behind France’s Church Fires
The church fire in Montenach appears to have been an accident. Yet it has revived a wider anxiety in France, where Christian sites…
The Pope Versus Trump: A Clash of Power and Moral Authority
In recent weeks, relations between the White House and the Vatican have escalated into what can be described as an open conflict b…
Book Predicting Britain to Be Minority-White by 2060 Tops Charts
Matt Goodwin’s Suicide of a Nation has sparked fierce debate, drawing sharp criticism while topping bestseller charts amid questio…
God, War and Politics: How Evangelicals Cast the Iran War in Biblical Terms
Protestant preachers portray the Iran conflict as a biblical struggle between good and evil. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth even c…
Charity Versus Ideology: Catholic Nuns Sue Over Transgender Law
In New York, Catholic nuns are challenging a law requiring them to recognise transgender identity among terminally ill patients. T…
Light in a Time of Darkness: Pope Leo XIV Brings Easter Hope
On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIV delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing. Tens of thousands of faithful gathered for the sol…
When Bible verses end up in court
For years, proceedings in Finland targeted former interior minister Päivi Räsänen over her Christian views on marriage and homosex…
European schools are not mosques
When tolerance turns into retreat, freedom erodes. Developments in Vienna’s schools show how pressure to conform to religious norm…