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Europe’s Blind Spot on Young Muslim Radicalization
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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…

Filippo Sorcinelli, the Italian designer behind some of Pope Leo XIV’s vestments, says papal dress is meant to convey meaning rather than fashion. Photo: Robert Messer/picture alliance via Getty Images
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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…

Faithfulness in love is measured not by feeling alone, but by the quiet gift of oneself. Photo: Shannon Fagan/Getty Images
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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…

Monastery of St Naum on Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. Photo: Giulio Andreini/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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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…

Georg Bätzing incenses the Eucharistic gifts during the service.
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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…

Pastor Clive Johnston was fined for holding an outdoor service.
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“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…

A church fire in Montenach appears accidental, but it has reignited concerns over repeated attacks and vandalism at Christian sites in France. Photo: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Profimedia/AI
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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 exchange between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV highlights a growing divide between political power and moral authority. Photo: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images
Society|Religion

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…

Matt Goodwin has big political ambitions but lost his first election as a Reform candidate. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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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…

Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump appeal to the religious sentiments of their supporters over the Iran war. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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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…

For over 120 years, the Sisters have cared for the dying poor; Photo: The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne
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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…

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Easter Urbi et Orbi blessing from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on April 5, 2026. Photo: Franco Origlia/Getty Images
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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…

Paivi Rasanen holds a bible as she arrives with her husband Niilo Rasanen to attend a court session. Photo: Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/AFP/Profimedia
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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…

Pupils recite from the Quran. Photo: Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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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…

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