Global Politics

UK Church looks with cautious hopes to Catholic prime minister candidate

Jonathan Luxmoore · July 10, 2026

When—and if—Andy Burnham becomes prime minister of the United Kingdom later in July, he'll be the first ever to identify publicly as a Catholic.

Church leaders to G7 leaders: Place the human person 'at the heart' of governance

OSV News · June 15, 2026

Presidents of Catholic bishops' conferences of the G7 member states called on heads of state and government to root governance in human dignity, as national leaders prepare for the G7 Summit.

Ambassador downplays Syria’s rights abuses

Plight of minorities post-Assad remains dire, activists say

Susan Korah · May 21, 2026

The situation of Syria’s remaining Christians and other minorities continues to deteriorate despite the passing grade that Canadian ambassador Gregory Galligan recently gave the post-Assad government.

Christ’s creed demands care for all nations

Luke Stocking · April 9, 2026

“Why should we take care of people in other countries when our own people in Canada need help?”

Pope Leo praises ceasefire as ‘genuine hope,’ presses for dialogue, peace

Josephine Peterson · April 8, 2026

Pope Leo XIV welcomed the newly announced ceasefire in the Middle East as “a sign of genuine hope” after what he described as “hours of extreme tension.”

The Mustard Seed

Peace doesn’t mean passivity against evil

Glen Argan · January 30, 2026

The Canadian Armed Forces, according to a Jan. 20 Globe and Mail article, have developed a model for a Canadian response to a hypothetical U.S. invasion of our country.

Trump rules out use of force to acquire Greenland, argues it should be given to US

Kate Scanlon · January 22, 2026

President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force to acquire Greenland in a Jan. 21 speech to the World Economic Forum, but he said the U.S. would still seek ownership of the country.

'Morally acceptable' for troops to disobey 'morally questionable' orders on Greenland

Kate Scanlon · January 22, 2026

The head of the U.S. military archdiocese said in a Jan. 18 radio interview that U.S. soldiers could in good conscience disobey orders to participate in an invasion of Greenland.

Pope Leo evaluating Trump's invitation to join Board of Peace, Vatican's secretary of state says

Junno Arocho Esteves · January 21, 2026

Pope Leo XIV is currently evaluating an invitation by U.S. President Donald Trump to join his "Board of Peace," an international body chaired by the president to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza, the Vatican secretary of state said.

Cardinals seek ‘genuinely moral’ U.S. foreign policy

Gina Christian · January 21, 2026

Three U.S. cardinals have issued a joint statement urging the creation of a “genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation,” as the U.S. faces “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War.”