As divisive identity politics takes over in both countries, Christian Democracy could be the antidote
The document reads as a sort of summary view of the world according to Pope Francis
The encyclical, whose 50th anniversary is in July, has a special way of drawing us out of the darkness and towards God
Jesus transcended ritualistic legalism – but not the Ten Commandments
The Church needs to tell people that hell is real – and every murder is a grave offence against God
Sometimes you have to jettison the arguments and invite the sceptic to make a leap of faith
‘I’ve tried to write about a very complicated and tumultuous papacy’: an interview with Ross Douthat
The New York Times columnist on the marriage debate, the trouble with liberal theology, and his struggle with illness
One of the Vatican’s most senior clerics says we must fight against ‘the dictatorship of noise’
Despite the entire political class pushing for abortion, the polls are surprisingly close
Catholics should rediscover the meaning of chivalry
Charles Coulombe says Catholics should live the faith as much as possible