04/06/2026

Tornielli’s Clique demonised EWTN. Now Leo XIV has put an EWTN figure above him

With the appointment of Maria Montserrat Alvarado, the Pope has entrusted the Dicastery for Communication to a professional drawn precisely from th...

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03/06/2026

June Consistory, Cardinal Re writes to the cardinals: listening, parrhesia and peace at the heart of the discussions

The programme includes sessions on the international situation, the encyclical Magnifica humanitas and the synodal journey. On 29 June it will conc...

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03/06/2026

Leo XIV: “Caring for the beauty of our celebrations with a delicate touch and without arbitrariness, committing ourselves to an authentic mystagogy”

In the third catechesis on Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Pontiff rediscovers the rite as the mediation of the divine gift and calls for a return to b...

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03/06/2026

Leo XIV to US Catholic college leaders: “May students always find the sound doctrine entrusted to the Church”

The Pope receives the ACCU delegation and, in the wake of Magnifica Humanitas, warns against the fragmentation of knowledge and the dangers posed b...

02/06/2026

Dicastery for Communication. The real lesson of Leo XIV behind an appointment

The appointment of Montserrat Alvarado marks the twilight of courtyard-style communication and shows just how fragile the narrative against non-ali...

02/06/2026

Leo XIV ousts Ruffini. The Pope strikes his first blow against the Palazzo Pio clique

The removal of the prefect brings to a close a period marked by errors, intrigue and self-serving power structures. With this appointment, the Pope...

01/06/2026

Leo XIV: “Fulton Sheen was a beacon of faith, hope and love which shone for decades through radio and television”

The beatification of Fulton Sheen has been announced for 24 September in St Louis, as Leo XIV recalls his role as a pioneer of media evangelisation...

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01/06/2026

Austria: bishops gather in Mariazell to elect new Bishops’ Conference president

From 8 to 10 June, the summer plenary assembly will address the renewal of its leadership, the new social encyclical of Leo XIV, and discussions on...

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31/05/2026

Scotland rejects assisted dying bill: bishops welcome Holyrood vote

MSPs vote down the proposed legislation by 69 votes to 57. The Scottish bishops say “prayer moved hearts” and call for renewed investment in pallia...

29/05/2026

Archbishop of Westminster welcomes Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical on AI

Archbishop Richard Moth says Magnifica humanitas places the human person at the centre of a rapidly changing technological age

24/05/2026

Chartres: twenty thousand young pilgrims on the road as a traditional pilgrimage speaks to a dechristianised Europe

On the eve of Pentecost, the 44th edition of the Notre-Dame de Chrétienté Pilgrimage set off from Paris. Three days on foot towards Chartres, one h...

Love the truth;
show yourself as you are, without deceit, without fear, and without favoritism.
And if the truth costs you persecution, accept it;
and if it means torment, endure it.
And if for the truth you must sacrifice yourself and your life, be strong in your sacrifice.

Giuseppe Moscati

21/05/2026

Baltic leaders urge NATO to turn air policing into air defence

After drone incursions and Russian threats, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania call for stronger Allied protection, counter-drone capabilities and a tou...

21/05/2026

Like independent journalism: choosing what deserves your support

The like no longer measures approval, but reaction: a reflection on online hatred, Catholic echo chambers, and the urgent need for thinking communi...

19/05/2026

Estonia shoots down drone over NATO airspace as Ukraine war spills across the border

A suspected Ukrainian drone was intercepted near Põltsamaa. 

19/05/2026

Latvia in government crisis: how two drones brought down the Silina cabinet

In four days, a front-line NATO state went from a security incident on its eastern border to a full-blown government crisis. The chronology and cau...

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04/06/2026

Tornielli’s Clique demonised EWTN. Now Leo XIV has put an EWTN figure above him

With the appointment of Maria Montserrat Alvarado, the Pope has entrusted the Dicastery for Communication to a professional drawn precisely from th...

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03/06/2026

June Consistory, Cardinal Re writes to the cardinals: listening, parrhesia and peace at the heart of the discussions

The programme includes sessions on the international situation, the encyclical Magnifica humanitas and the synodal journey. On 29 June it will conc...

03/06/2026

Leo XIV: “Caring for the beauty of our celebrations with a delicate touch and without arbitrariness, committing ourselves to an authentic mystagogy”

In the third catechesis on Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Pontiff rediscovers the rite as the mediation of the divine gift and calls for a return to b...

03/06/2026

Leo XIV to US Catholic college leaders: “May students always find the sound doctrine entrusted to the Church”

The Pope receives the ACCU delegation and, in the wake of Magnifica Humanitas, warns against the fragmentation of knowledge and the dangers posed b...

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