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‘Do You Truly Seek God?’ The Novitiate in the Reality of Monastic Life
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Wednesday, 29 July 2026 · Anno V
Mark Davies calls on the faithful to oppose the new end-of-life Bill: ‘It threatens the most vulnerable. We…
In a video message to the Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, meeting in…
The papal representative to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania discusses the expectations raised by the new Pope,…
After sixteen years in which the information system was captured, the new Tisza…
Over 436 pages and 1,606 paragraphs, Mr Justice Nicklin dismantles the method…
The Ubeda and Others v. Italy judgment of 2 July 2026 is not merely the latest…
Écône, the failure to practise what one preaches and the sectarianism running through every faction within the Church
The Editor of Silere non possum, Marco Felipe Perfetti, rereads the Pope’s address in the light of Pastores dabo vobis: serious seminaries, well-formed…
Entering a monastery means entrusting the question one carries to the Rule, to time and to the community. Through prayer, relationships and human frailty, a…
Empty novitiates and ageing communities have driven some institutes towards marketing, while others retreat into inertia. Yet the future of consecrated life…
The Cardinal of Cologne recalls the value of the daily celebration of the Eucharist and calls for a rediscovery of the Mass as a real participation in Christ’s…
Behind the solemn vestments and Latin chants lies a search for identity that often betrays the very faith it claims to protect. The traditionalist phenomenon…
