Leadership
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Insufficient Courage
A boy raised on Mass, confession and Saturday novenas in the West of Ireland took his vows at eighteen. Now nearing eighty and suspended from ministry for fourteen years, he finds the certainties of his upbringing replaced by searching questions about the Church.
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Open church doors through respectful dialogue
Mission is not a one-way broadcast but an invitation to mutual learning. Parishes and ministries are called to open their doors, engage in respectful dialogue with their neighbours and discover how Christ’s message of mercy can be heard, experienced and lived together.
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Trump’s attacks elevate Pope Leo
Donald Trump’s repeated derogatory remarks about Pope Leo have paradoxically transformed the pontiff from a figure of mild curiosity into a confirmed world leader. His steady appeals to the just war tradition now command mainstream media attention rather than being buried in back pages.
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Banksy captures our moment
A Banksy statue appeared overnight on a London street — a man in a suit, stepping into thin air. Banal at first glance, the figure crystallises something all the year’s op-eds have failed to: the breathtaking gap between political confidence and political vision in our time.
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Christians — loving, caring, forgiving, friendly and good-natured believers
Jorge Mario Bergoglio attracted people by being ordinary — and in doing so, exposed just how extraordinary ordinary goodness has become among those who hold public influence and trust.
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World leaders need more than summits — they need synodality
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s stark warning at Davos about a rupture in the world order has renewed the question of whether world leaders need a new framework — something deeper than summits and UN resolutions — to address a world in crisis.
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Basic synodality means answering correspondence
Bishops often see responding to correspondence as beyond their role. Yet synodality requires it. By treating correspondence as integral to their ministry, leaders show respect for the faithful. Two-way communication is not optional; it is essential to authentic synodal practice.
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Francis was the jewel, Leo must be the jeweller
The jeweller’s challenge: cut too much, and brilliance is lost; cut too little, and promise remains unfulfilled. For Leo XIV, the coming months will reveal his willingness to take those risks.
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