The Catholic Church Must Prepare for the Coming Battle of Despair

August 18, 2026 World News

Guy Smallman
Flowers are laid at the plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square during an Aug. 17 vigil for Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor who was found dead at his London home Aug. 14. Arday, 41, had resigned days earlier amid accusations of plagiarism, which he denied.

COMMENTARY: In the years to come, the Church may find itself poorer than ever before — and yet needed more than ever before.

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