#PATRIARCHY (EVERYWHERE!) The colorful list of bizarre accusations against Leo XIV keeps growing. From claims of patriarchy during the Way of the Cross to criticism of his choice of apostolic journeys: but the Church cannot be judged with a secularized mindset. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/04/12/just-what-we-needed-a-theologian-takes-aim-at-the-popes-way-of-the-cross/

LEO’S MOVE Faithful to the Pope, not to the spirit of the world. Leo XIV appoints Archbishop Hubertus van Megen as apostolic nuncio among Germany’s progressive bishops. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/04/10/germany-the-pope-appoints-a-guardian-of-orthodoxy/

A TANGIBLE FAITH The historical evidence scholars cite in support of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus. This dossier presents the strongest arguments and addresses the main objections. 🔴READ MORE BELOW 👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/04/05/the-crucifixion-and-burial-of-jesus-the-historical-evidence/

JERRY COYNE VS UCCR One of our articles has caught the attention of Richard Dawkins’ right-hand man. However, the well-known biologist Jerry Coyne fails to refute the collapse of the anti-theist movement he helped lead for years. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/03/29/jerry-coyne-responds-to-uccr-but-cant-save-new-atheism/

WHAT WENT WRONG? March 23 marked #AtheistDay, created to affirm the freedom not to believe. Here are five reasons behind the dramatic implosion of New Atheism, a movement that sought to build a social culture radically opposed to God and believers. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/03/25/atheist-day-how-new-atheism-gloriously-failed/

NO BAS-RELIEF! The bas-relief hypothesis behind the #Shroud is officially debunked. Archaeometry publishes the definitive response to Cicero Moraes. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/03/23/shroud-the-bas-relief-hypothesis-definitively-debunked/

PACHAMAMA As Catholics, how should we read these images? Did #Prevost take part in a #Pachamama ritual in 1995? Here’s what we found. 🔴 READ MORE 👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/03/22/prevost-and-pachamama-the-truth-behind-the-photos/

EPSTEIN’S ACADEMIC CIRCLE The “#Epstein files” reveal that the financier was connected to several prominent figures of the “new atheism.” These are the same individuals who point to the wrongdoing of religious figures as “evidence” for their views. Their ties to Epstein continued even after his conviction for sexual crimes. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/03/20/epstein-and-his-circle-of-atheist-scientists/

NEWS NO ONE IS REPORTING Polish investigative journalists have concluded an inquiry into Cardinal #Wojtyla, finding that not only was there no cover-up of abuse or transfers of accused priests, but in many cases the future Pope acted quickly and even before civil authorities. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/03/18/wojtyla-did-not-cover-up-abuse-secular-investigation-finds/

RATZINGER'S FINAL GIFT Shortly before his death, the Pope Emeritus wrote a profound reflection on the Eucharist and on prayer, also addressing an important question: can we disturb God with our small needs? 🔴 READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/03/15/unpublished-letter-of-bxvi-the-eucharist-is-the-end-of-paganism/

SCHISM In Abuja (Nigeria), a de facto schism within #Anglicanism is unfolding: hundreds of bishops are distancing themselves from progressive Canterbury. 🔴 CONTINUE READING 👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2026/03/09/schism-among-anglicans-archbishop-of-canterbury-rejected/

BENEDICT WAS RIGHT Today is World #AIDS Day. Let’s look back at the international controversy over Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks which, 16 years ago, sparked a fierce smear campaign—so intense that Harvard epidemiologists had to step in to defend him. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/12/01/aids-benedict-xvi-condemned-by-the-world-but-defended-by-scientists/

#HITLER IN CHURCH An example of how Christian art reacted to Nazi totalitarianism and was used as a form of dissent and #resistance. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/27/why-hitler-appears-on-a-german-churchs-stained-glass-window/

#ISLAM AND HISTORICALITY Once in a while, scholars have applied the historical-critical method to Islamic sources and to the figure of #Muhammad. The result is that it is impossible to outline a historical profile, as the sources are late and contradictory. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/26/who-was-muhammad-no-historical-certainty-for-scholars/

ONLY FOR PROCREATION? The “#UnaCaro” note has just been released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. While it focuses on #monogamy, the document also highlights the unitive purpose of #sexuality within #marriage. A clarification that counters a very common misunderstanding. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/25/the-vatican-note-breaks-the-myth-marital-sex-is-not-only-for-procreation/

“BEAUTIFUL” #VOCATIONS Stories of young models and top models, among the most beautiful in the world, who leave #vanity behind and choose to follow a religious vocation. 🔴READ MORE 👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/24/when-the-worlds-most-beautiful-become-priests-and-nuns/

#IMMIGRATION AND BALANCE The true position of the #Church on immigration (not widely known!) was recently explained very clearly by #LeoXIV, who spoke about the rights of #migrants but also of the host countries. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/24/the-church-defends-migrants-but-also-national-borders/

FROM PHYSICS TO #GOD The intellectual journey of Gerd Ganteför, professor at the University of Konstanz. “I no longer believe in a materialistic #universe,” he says, explaining how physics led him to discover God. 🔴 READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/19/gerd-gantefor-from-physics-to-god-the-journey-of-a-scientist/

SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK What is happening in #NewYork? According to an investigation by the Post, the world’s most cosmopolitan city is experiencing a Catholic revival. The city offers everything, except peace of heart. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/20/new-york-sees-a-boom-in-catholic-conversions-says-new-york-post/

NEW ATTACK ON CHRISTIANITY Review of the book “#Domination” by Alice Roberts, a new attack on #Christianity in the tradition of Edward Gibbon‘s anti-religious propaganda. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/18/does-alice-roberts-expose-christianity-or-just-repeat-old-propaganda/

ANTI-CLERICAL #MYTHS FALL A new study both debunks common misconceptions and invites reflection for believers. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/17/religion-and-education-why-belief-is-rising-among-the-highly-educated/

THE EVANGELIST WAS RIGHT Researchers at Sapienza University of Rome have identified traces of a garden beneath the Basilica in #Jerusalem, dating back to pre-Christian times. A detail mentioned only by the evangelist John, who once again proves to be more historically reliable than often assumed. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/17/ancient-garden-found-beneath-the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre/

BLESSED #POLYGAMY Reverend Lena Müller puts the #EvangelicalChurch in trouble, a Church that already permits same-sex unions. Leaders try to contain the damage, without realizing that if you tear down the foundations of marriage, it’s only natural for the whole structure to collapse. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/13/the-fuchsia-pastor-marries-four-men-chaos-in-germany/

THE MASK FALLS The powerful testimony of Gianna Jessen, survivor of abortion and living with disabilities: “If #abortion is about a woman’s right to choose, then what was mine?” 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/11/gianna-jessen-a-woman-aborted-in-the-name-of-womens-rights/

HE SPENT MORE TIME IN PRISON THAN FREE Farewell to Julius Jia Zhiguo, who died at 91. Since 1963, the Chinese regime tried to break him, imprisoning him countless times, confining him, and destroying the works he built. He never gave in, always reaffirming his loyalty to #Rome. 🔴READ MORE👇 https://www.uccronline.it/eng/2025/11/06/the-worlds-most-persecuted-underground-bishop-has-died/