Discover the history of the consecration of Russia - and the world - to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In this blog, we explain when Our Lady first asked for this consecration and why, what happened at the various attempts by Popes to perform the consecration and why they were unsuccessful, and the incredible result of Pope John Paul II's successful consecration in 1984.

What do the advances in Artificial Intelligence mean for the Church and for the world? What are the ethics surrounding the use of AI? We got some Catholic experts to answer some important and often-asked questions about AI, such as whether there are morally good uses of Chat GPT, if children should be permitted to use AI, and if it's possible for AI to harm us.

There are many misunderstandings around chastity. Often confused with celibacy, it has been banished by a society obsessed with sex and the endless pursuit of pleasure. In this blog, discover the true purpose and value of chastity, a virtue we are all called to in our particular state of life.

However much you love Joseph, your love will always fall short of the extraordinary love which Jesus and Mary bore to him. On the other hand, the love of Joseph necessarily leads us to Jesus and Mary. He was the first Christian to whom it was said, “Take the Child and His Mother.” This led a father of the Church to say, “You will always find Jesus with Mary and Joseph.”

O key of David and sceptre of Israel, what you open no one else can close again; what you close no one can open. O come and lead the captive from prison; free those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

The direct killing of a human being, even if he is terminally ill, is always against the Fifth Commandment (Ex 20:13): You shall not kill. That applies to my own life, too. Only God is the master of life and death. On the other hand, to support a dying person and supply him with all possible medical and human care so as to alleviate his sufferings is to practise love of neighbour and perform a work of mercy.