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Pope Leo calls on youth to ‘accept the invitation of the Church and Christ the Lord’ in first Regina Caeli

“Have no fear! Trust in the Lord” Pope Leo XIV waves at a massive, jubilant crowd gathered on St. Peter’ s Square for the Regina Coeli on Sunday, May 11, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, May 11, 2025 / 06:51 am (CNA).
“To young p… […]
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Good Shepherd Sunday and priestly vocations

Editor’s note: This homily was delivered at Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan, on May 11, 2025, World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Since 1963, the Church [...]
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Honoring the radical choice of full-time motherhood

In his April 2022 essay “Are Women in the Workplace a Good Thing?” Jerry D. Salyer points out that feminism is so pervasive that even [...]
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Apocalypse How?

Readings: • Acts 13:14, 43-52 • Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5 • Rev 7:9, 14b-17 • Jn 10:27-30 Pop quiz: which book of the Bible describes [...]
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History and Nationalism

With the passing of Pope Francis, commentators began the long debate over his legacy and place in history. I will refrain from such speculation, wishing [...]

Good Shepherd Sunday and priestly vocations

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Peter M.J. Stravinskas May 11, 2025 3

Editor’s note: This homily was delivered at Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan, on May 11, 2025, World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Since 1963, the Church Universal has used this Sunday to “pray the Lord of [...]

Honoring the radical choice of full-time motherhood

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Monica Seeley May 10, 2025 7

In his April 2022 essay “Are Women in the Workplace a Good Thing?” Jerry D. Salyer points out that feminism is so pervasive that even today’s conservatives consider traditional teaching on male/female roles to be [...]

Columns

History and Nationalism

Dr. Christopher Shannon May 10, 2025 15

With the passing of Pope Francis, commentators began the long debate over his legacy and place in history. I will refrain from such speculation, wishing simply to begin this column by thanking Francis for one [...]

Features

African Catholics react with joy to the election of Pope Leo XIV

Ngala Killian Chimtom May 9, 2025 6

What’s in a name? That question is often pondered when a newborn needs a name or when a newly elected Pope selects his title. Today, this question holds particular significance for Africa, following the decision [...]

Features

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost elected as 267th pope, takes name Leo XIV

Catholic News Agency May 8, 2025 37

Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 12:11 pm Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. White smoke rose from the chimney [...]

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Cardinal Francis George’s timely and timeless vision for the Church

Conor Dugan May 7, 2025 8

Holy Thursday, April 17, marked the tenth anniversary of Cardinal Francis George’s death after a lengthy battle with cancer. In the past decade, Catholics—especially American Catholics—have suffered from his absence. With his keen intellect, deep [...]

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Bishop Nfon says faith continues to grow in Cameroon amid a separatist crisis

Ngala Killian Chimtom May 6, 2025 0

The Catholic bishop of the Kumba Diocese, a region in northwestern Cameroon deeply affected by separatist violence, has reaffirmed that faith continues to thrive despite the ongoing crisis. Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon made these remarks [...]

Essay

Peter’s Duty: Papal Authority and the Restoration of Ecclesial Order

Fr. Dn. Christopher B. Warner May 4, 2025 19

In an age of radical individualism and ideological rebellion against every form of authority, the Catholic tradition offers a necessary and urgent corrective. Rooted in Sacred Scripture, developed by the Fathers of the Church, refined [...]

History and Nationalism

Dr. Christopher Shannon May 10, 2025 15

With the passing of Pope Francis, commentators began the long debate over his legacy and place in history. I will refrain from such speculation, wishing simply to begin this column by thanking Francis for one [...]
Business as usual is untenable

Larry Chapp May 2, 2025 48
Subduing the Earth: Dominion or Domination?

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. April 9, 2025 8

Liberal Catholic slanders and the election of 2024

Carl E. Olson November 20, 2024 128

The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...]
Reflections on a dozen years as editor of Catholic World Report

Carl E. Olson November 2, 2024 27
Defending Rupnik’s art is possible, but also scandalous and insulting

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2024 63

Pope Leo calls on youth to ‘accept the invitation of the Church and Christ the Lord’ in first Regina Caeli

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Good Shepherd Sunday and priestly vocations

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History and Nationalism

African Catholics react with joy to the election of Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost elected as 267th pope, takes name Leo XIV

Cardinal Francis George’s timely and timeless vision for the Church

Bishop Nfon says faith continues to grow in Cameroon amid a separatist crisis

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African Catholics react with joy to the election of Pope Leo XIV

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