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Africa surpasses Europe in Catholic population; Church leaders highlight missionary role

According to the latest statistics published by Agenzia Fides, Africa’s Catholic population has now surpassed Europe’s, rising to 288.3 million. […]
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“God is glorious in His saints”: St. John Henry Newman and All Saints

Editor’s note: This homily was preached on the Solemnity of All Saints, 1 November 2026, at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, [...]
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I’ve got all these saints around my neck

My son-in-law, Kyle Swensen, is an aspiring singer/songwriter and a member of the band “Barnweaver,” whose eponymous first album was released in May 2026. A [...]
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Rome excoriates publisher of a “credibly accused” list

In a shockingly frank judicial decision—decided in June 2025 but made available in English just last week in the canon law journal of St. Paul [...]
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Forgotten saints, faithful to the end

Every November 1, Catholics celebrate All Saints’ Day. We remember famous saints and not-so-famous saints from every century and all over the world. We also [...]

“God is glorious in His saints”: St. John Henry Newman and All Saints

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Peter M.J. Stravinskas November 1, 2026 0

Editor’s note: This homily was preached on the Solemnity of All Saints, 1 November 2026, at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, New Jersey. St. Paul tells us that “God is glorious [...]

Rome excoriates publisher of a “credibly accused” list

Features

Michael J. Mazza October 31, 2026 12

In a shockingly frank judicial decision—decided in June 2025 but made available in English just last week in the canon law journal of St. Paul University in Ottawa1—the Roman Rota, the rough equivalent of the [...]

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A Convert from Communism

Michael J. Miller October 30, 2026 9

As World War II was brewing, the Communist newspaper in London ran an “exposé” about the supposed Fascist connections of G. K. Chesterton’s Weekly Review. The articles were hastily written by Douglas Hyde, who was [...]

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She reported on a “prairie fire from hell”: Author Donna Steichen dies at 97

Monica Seeley October 29, 2026 7

The year was 1985. A nun in a zip-up velour robe was demonstrating liturgical dance at my all-girls high school. Spotlighted onstage in the darkened auditorium, she swayed and bowed, long grey hair falling to [...]

Features

Opinion: The Twelve Bishops and Trump—Controversy and Context

Peter M.J. Stravinskas October 28, 2026 45

On October 22, twelve American successors to the Apostles cleared up a conundrum that has baffled theologians for centuries: What is the unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit? Thanks to them, we now know: it [...]

Essay

The Gospel, not “listening,” is the message

George Weigel October 28, 2026 26

Toward the end of the recent Roman meeting to discuss the Church’s 21st-century mission to marriage and the family, Pope Leo XIV asked the participating bishops to share their reflections on that experience. Bishop Erik [...]

Essay

Opinion: When praying for a President becomes a scandal

Marcus Peter October 27, 2026 63

We have reached such an extraordinary degree of political derangement within Catholic discourse in the U.S. that twelve bishops praying over the President of the United States now constitutes a scandal requiring public apologies and [...]

Essay

Why seminaries need to teach political philosophy and study of statesmanship

Paul Seaton October 26, 2026 12

I taught in fine seminary programs at the beginning and end of my full-time teaching career, with stints at Catholic colleges and universities in between. I continue to teach part-time for the college seminary of [...]

Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

Larry Chapp October 22, 2026 44

The anticipated meeting in Rome to revisit and possibly reassess Amoris Laetitia is now over. And whatever Pope Leo wishes to do with its deliberations will now be on hold as he recovers from surgery, [...]
From the Archives: Realism and Islam

James V. Schall, S.J. October 19, 2026 16
How to turn the corner? Reflections on the way forward

James Kalb October 18, 2026 12

Reading Saint Paul in a Time of Synodality

Carl E. Olson August 6, 2026 22

“The Apostle Paul, an outstanding and almost inimitable yet stimulating figure, stands before us as an example of total dedication to the Lord and to his Church, as well as of great openness to humanity [...]
Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 180
The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 132

Africa surpasses Europe in Catholic population; Church leaders highlight missionary role

“God is glorious in His saints”: St. John Henry Newman and All Saints

I’ve got all these saints around my neck

Rome excoriates publisher of a “credibly accused” list

Forgotten saints, faithful to the end

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“God is glorious in His saints”: St. John Henry Newman and All Saints

Rome excoriates publisher of a “credibly accused” list

A Convert from Communism

She reported on a “prairie fire from hell”: Author Donna Steichen dies at 97

Opinion: The Twelve Bishops and Trump—Controversy and Context

The Gospel, not “listening,” is the message

Opinion: When praying for a President becomes a scandal

Why seminaries need to teach political philosophy and study of statesmanship

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Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

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“Celebrating the sacraments brings me the greatest joy…”

New book addresses conflicts over abortion, gender treatments, conscience

Michael O’Brien discusses Adeodatus, apocalypse, and the spiritual battle

New book addresses conflicts over abortion, gender treatments, conscience

Cosmic Covenant is a robust, orthodox presentation of a theology of creation

“God is glorious in His saints”: St. John Henry Newman and All Saints

A Convert from Communism

She reported on a “prairie fire from hell”: Author Donna Steichen dies at 97

Rome excoriates publisher of a “credibly accused” list

She reported on a “prairie fire from hell”: Author Donna Steichen dies at 97

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