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...

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26/05/2026

The new Pope and the knot of that Vatican swamp

The breached embargo on the encyclical reveals the face of a system that uses information as power, while Leo XIV preaches communication free from ...

25/05/2026

Magnifica Humanitas. The Desire to seek the other

In Director Marco Felipe Perfetti’s editorial, a reflection on Leo XIV’s first encyclical.

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...

24/05/2026

Pentecost: how can you gain a plenary indulgence?

Devoutly taking part in the singing or solemn recitation of the hymn to the Holy Spirit makes it possible to obtain a plenary indulgence: a grace w...

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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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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

Leo XIV meets the Scouts of Europe: “The Gospel is good news for a humanity that is confused, deluded and disillusioned by so many evils”

The Italian Association of Catholic Guides and Scouts of Europe celebrated its fiftieth anniversary this morning in the Paul VI Audience Hall.

27/05/2026

Leo XIV: liturgy must not be altered on personal initiative

At the General Audience, the Pope returned to Sacrosanctum Concilium and recalled that liturgical reform springs from the living Tradition of the C...

26/05/2026

SSPX names its future bishops. Müller: “Without Leo XIV, one is not fully Catholic”

The Society announces the names of the priests who will be consecrated at Écône on 1 July without a pontifical mandate. Cardinal Müller warns: the ...

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