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‘I fight the good fight, the good fight of faith’

August 12, 2022

Few priests have Fr Gerry’s charisma as well as moral clarity on the leading issues facing the Church and society today.

Is Pope Francis’ pragmatic approach creating a crisis for canon law?

November 19, 2021

In the eight years since his election, Pope Francis has been an active lawmaker. Beyond his well-publicized reforms, there have been many other significant but hidden legislative changes. When making these alterations, Pope Francis has mostly acted alone. The Vatican departments that normally oversee and harmonize new legislation with existing laws have been marginalized. This

‘We should never have a perfect Church’

July 04, 2021

The veteran canon lawyer Fr Ladislas Orsy, who turns 100 this month, speaks to Dr David Cowan

Johnson-Symonds and the changing face of British anti-Catholicism

June 09, 2021

"I don't expect members of panel shows or even Church Times columnists to be experts on Catholic Church law," writes Charles Collins. "But let’s face it, most of those who are upset with the Catholic Church for allowing Johnson to marry his girlfriend (and mother of his child) are more upset with the prime minister’s policies than his - or the Church’s - morals."