Explainers

What’s happening to England’s dioceses?

March 20, 2026 • Luke Coppen

In defamation case, Ouellet denies old and new allegations

March 16, 2026 • Michelle La Rosa

‘Quo vadis, humanitas?’: A brief guide for busy readers

March 13, 2026 • Luke Coppen

Why are Swiss bishops doubling down on mandatory psych screening?

March 6, 2026 • Luke Coppen

Why is an Ivorian diocesan bishop now an auxiliary?

February 23, 2026 • Luke Coppen

Where will the pope travel this year?

February 17, 2026 • Edgar Beltrán

What’s the controversy behind the new head of Notre Dame’s Liu Institute?

February 11, 2026 • Michelle La Rosa

Bishops, schism, and the SSPX

February 5, 2026 • The Pillar

Are last rites unavailable after 9pm at an Irish hospital?

February 3, 2026 • Luke Coppen

What the Epstein emails said about the Vatican Bank

February 2, 2026 • The Pillar

What’s a consistory – and what makes this one 'extraordinary'?

January 6, 2026 • Edgar Beltrán

How Catholics are caught in the Cambodia-Thailand conflict

December 12, 2025 • Luke Coppen

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