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  1. Fatima and the Conversion of Russia
    One of the first people to congratulate Pope Francis on his election as successor of St Peter was a spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church, with a message of great goodwill. It’s a measure of how much things have changed in Russia over the past two and a half decades, following the collapse of Communism, that his statement did not seem particularly remarkable. Just think about it: for most of the 20th century Christianity in Russia...
  2. Lumen Fidei and the Faith of the Church
    Every journalist loves a sensational story: they sell newspapers. But sensational stories need drama, and drama needs conflict. Hence, ever since the election of Pope Francis the media, and even certain factions within the Church who have their own agenda, have tried to fabricate some sort of conflict between Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI.If not stated outright, it is at least implied that Pope Francis is somehow rolling back...
  3. Balthasar and the Rediscovery of the Marian Profile of the Church
    A great son of the Church who deserves a special place of honour in contemporary ecclesiastical life. (Blessed John Paul II on Hans Urs von Balthasar)Balthasar is above all a Marian person… By being made a Cardinal on the eve of his death the Church acknowledges that he is right in what he teaches of the faith. (Funeral Homily of Hans Urs von Balthasar preached by Cardinal Ratzinger)In the first half of this article (published in the...
  4. St. Gregory Nazianzen and the Life of the Church
    Has a “golden age” for the Church ever existed? Certainly not in the 4th century. The life of St Gregory Nazianzen bears witness to that. Gregory was born in 329 AD to his mother, Nonna, and father, Gregory senior, on the family estate in the village of Arianzus in the province of Cappadocia, south of modern-day Ancyra. His mother was a committed Christian from a Christian family.
  5. The Neglect of Freedom and the Persecution of the Church
    Mgr Michael Nazir-Ali examines the traditions of religious tolerance and their neglect, as well as possible ways forward in assisting those being persecuted.
  6. Discovering the churches of Trastevere
    Discovering the churches of Trastevere More British people than ever before now visit Rome. Donato Tallo invites pilgrims to explore the Eternal City. In Trastevere, medieval meets the modern day: historical architecture, horticultural beauty, culinary delights, stunning churches, cobbled streets and Romanesque landmarks jostle with shops and cafes and bars.
  7. Descartes as Synthesiser of Christianity and Science
    Leonard Ares outlines Rene Descartes' attempt to prevent human knowledge, especially concerning the existence of God, from being undermined by a new scepticism and a new science. In as much as he founds metaphysics through knowledge which is a priori to scientific observation his is still a popular approach among neo-scholastic philosophers of science. Mr Ares is studying for a PhD in French literature at the University of Alabama.
  8. Book Review: How conversion to Christianity is prevented in the Middle East
    Book Review: How conversion to Christianity is prevented in the Middle EastIdentity Crisis – Religious Registration in the Middle East by Jonathan Andrews, Gilead Books, 235pp, £8.95reviewed by Wael Aleji It is well-known that Christians are persecuted or are at a disadvantage in the Middle East, but lesser-known thatthese issues are intermingled with the system of Religious Registration. This legal mechanism determines how citizens are treated in the country and affects society in several wa...
  9. The Catholic Church and Marriage
    The Catholic Church and Marriage Cara Treacy In the 2018 Catholic Young Writer Award, sponsored by the Catholic Union Charitable Trust, pupils at Catholic secondary schools in Britain were invited to write a letter to a friend who had asked about the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, and what happens at a Catholic marriage ceremony. They were asked to make reference to the Scriptures and to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The winning entry, gaining the coveted Young Writer trophy ...
  10. The Truth About the Sexes: Competing Magisteria in Modern Britain
    The Catholic writer and broadcaster Joanna Bogle contrasts increasingly fashionable assertions concerning the lack of meaning to male and female with the perennial and profound affirmation of such meaning within the Christian tradition.A new reading scheme has been launched for boys (Times, January 7th 2009) with books emphasising action, adventure, and a team of young people battling against danger. The books are published by the Oxford...
  11. Budding Hopes and Sudden Storms:Newman’s Beatification and Rage Against the Church
    On 19 September Pope Benedict will beatify John Henry Cardinal Newman during a Mass planned to take place in Birmingham. It will be a unique and significant moment for Catholicism in these islands as the authority of the Apostolic office is invoked on English soil to proclaim the heroic virtue of a truly great Englishman and the fruitfulness of devotion to him.Over 150 years ago in the chapel at Oscott where the Pope will, God-willing, have...
  12. The Integration of new Movements into the Life of the Church
    ”Do not extinguish charisms (1Thess) … If the Lord gives us new gifts we must give thanks.... And it is something beautiful that, without an initiative of the hierarchy ... new forms of life are born in the Church, as they were born in all the centuries.”“Movements have been born in all the centuries. They integrate in the life of the Church, though at times there is no lack of sufferings and...