Matteo Matzuzzi

The Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs, Monsignor Jacques Mourad: “We thought we had finally achieved freedom. Instead, we have had to start fighting for it all over again.” The Christian population is at an all-time low: down from two million to three hundred thousand

Interview with the Bishop of Bayonne, Monsignor Marc Aillet: “It is certainly true that words no longer have the same meaning, even amongst some Catholics who are more influenced by the spirit of the world than by the teaching of the Magisterium. For them, human dignity is synonymous with absolute freedom: the freedom to decide on one’s own life and death”

What options does the Pope now have regarding China? This is a serious matter; we’re not in Ecône, after all. At stake are the lives of the faithful and even of the bishops forced to swear allegiance to Xi Jinping

There are “situations in which genuine dialogue and real negotiations become possible only when the aggressor (or those who keep him in power) realises not only that his attempts at conquest are doomed to failure, but also that the continuation of the aggression entails unsustainable costs”, writes John Paul II’s biographer, George Weigel

The third-highest-ranking member of the Curia travels to Ukraine and meets Zelensky. Support for the country’s bid to join the European Union has been confirmed. The problem, as always, is Russia

A staunch supporter of abortion and euthanasia, he has come to believe that the Labour Party is the practical embodiment of what is written in the catechism

A humpback whale crucified amongst priests, altar boys and altars. The kitsch appeal of German theatre. But there are those who defend it: “It’s spirituality”

The French episcopate has reacted with fierce condemnation following the National Assembly’s approval of the end-of-life bill. With just seventy days to go before the visit of Leo XIV, the announced mobilisation is also causing embarrassment for the staunchly Catholic Prime Minister Lecornu.