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…
Ebola Patient in Berlin Puts Europe on Alert
An American doctor infected with Ebola while working in DR Congo has been hospitalized at Berlin’s Charité Hospital. Virologist Bo…
Christians Welcome French Senate’s Rejection of Assisted Dying Bill
After the French Senate voted down the assisted dying bill, numerous Christian voices responded. They expressed relief and called …
Woman Cleared After UK Abortion Safe Zone Case Collapses
Claire Brennan stood accused of violating Northern Ireland’s abortion safe zone legislation, but the prosecution’s case collapsed …
Poisoned Guidelines: The Attempt to Whitewash Surrogacy
Leading reproductive medicine associations have proposed global guidelines to define new standards for surrogacy. What looks like …
The High-Protein Trap
High-protein products have moved from gyms into ordinary supermarkets. Nutritionists warn that many cost far more than conventiona…
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 …
Why Winning Does Not Make Us Happy
The oldest human struggle, survival, has been settled, at least in the Western world. It has given way to something subtler and no…
Germany’s Children Are Losing Out on Opportunity
A UNICEF study ranks Germany poorly on child well-being. The findings raise uncomfortable questions about whether one of Europe’s …
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…
Stakes High for Pro-Life Movement in US After New Trump Appointment
As the Trump administration drags its feet on an abortion pill ban, a key new appointment highlights the challenges facing America…
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…
The Deadly Cost of Britain’s Psychiatric Failures
Britain keeps releasing dangerous psychiatric offenders, then ordering inquiries after the bodies are counted. The real scandal is…