Louis Theroux’s new documentary has revived a familiar argument about alienated young men. But the figure at its center is ...

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At a moment when war, greed and political failure make hope feel increasingly naive, Easter’s mixture of grief, ritual and ...

One year on from the death of Pope Francis, fellow Jesuit Frank Brennan joins Geraldine Doogue in The Big Tent to reflect on a papacy that opened doors without dismantling tradition. From issues of ...

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For centuries, leadership and authority in the Church were closely tied to ordination. But Pope Francis and the Synod opened ...

This Easter, how do the promises of the algorithm contrast with those of the Gospel? One leaves us anxious, dissatisfied and ...

We are part of one civilization—Western civilization. We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share, forged by centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, ...