What Would You Give Your Life For?
The search for meaning is fundamental to our civilization. At the ARC conference, social scientist Arthur C. Brooks offered a vivi…
“Culture of Death”: Europe Doubles Down on Abortion and Assisted Suicide
Repressive measures such as “buffer zones” and mandatory referrals reflect the heavy-handed approach to abortion, euthanasia and a…
Anti-Christian Attacks Rise in Israel
The number of assaults and other hostile acts against Christians in Israel has risen steadily in recent years. Priests and members…
Catholic Women’s Group Turns Against Protection of Unborn Children
A leading Catholic women’s association in Germany has issued a position paper on abortion that places the lives of unborn children…
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…
Pope Leo XIV and the Disarming of AI
With Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV has presented a social encyclical for the digital age. The pope warns against a technology …
Russian Patriarch Accused of Questioning Core Christian Teaching
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has repeatedly attracted attention with statements th…
Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical to Tech Giants: Slow Down
When Leo XIII issued Rerum Novarum in 1891, he made the Catholic Church a moral voice in the age of industrial capitalism. With Ma…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
“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…