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Paul Thigpen, theologian who explored ‘wondrous’ question of extraterrestrial life, dies at 71

A convert to Catholicism, Thigpen wrote prolifically on saints, the Blessed Mother, and the possibility of intelligent alien life, among other topics. Paul Thigpen, the [...]
Features

“We need to know where we are going”: An interview with Bishop Erik Varden

Editor’s note: This interview, originally published at CWR on November 14, 2024, is reposted as an introduction to those readers who want to know more [...]
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The Casaroli myth vs. the historical record

Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Vatican Secretary of State from 1979 to 1990—and before that, the architect and chief diplomatic agent of the Ostpolitik of Pope Paul [...]
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“Extra, extra!” News and views for Wednesday, February 25, 2026

How Have the Popes Treated the SSPX? (National Catholic Register): “As the Society of St. Pius X is again on the brink of schism, perhaps [...]
Essay

No, AI does not have human-level intelligence

In an article at Nature, Eddy Keming Chen, Mikhail Belkin, Leon Bergen, and David Danks ask, “Does AI already have human-level intelligence?” and claim that “the evidence [...]

“We need to know where we are going”: An interview with Bishop Erik Varden

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Carl E. Olson February 25, 2026 15

Editor’s note: This interview, originally published at CWR on November 14, 2024, is reposted as an introduction to those readers who want to know more about Bishop Erik Varden, who has been leading the Lenten [...]

No, AI does not have human-level intelligence

Essay

Dr. Edward Feser February 24, 2026 4

In an article at Nature, Eddy Keming Chen, Mikhail Belkin, Leon Bergen, and David Danks ask, “Does AI already have human-level intelligence?” and claim that “the evidence is clear” that the answer is Yes. (Though the article [...]

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Actress and producer Siobhan Fallon Hogan reflects on faith, family, and film

Paul Senz February 23, 2026 2

You might not know the name Siobhan Fallon Hogan, but you almost certainly recognize her face. A prominent character actor for the last three decades, she has appeared in films including Forrest Gump, Only You, Men in Black, Holes, Daddy [...]

Essay

Saint Polycarp of Smyrna: Father of the Church and apostle to Protestants

Dawn Beutner February 22, 2026 2

Saint John Henry Newman (1801-1890) was not the first Protestant who decided to become a Catholic after reading the Fathers of the Church. And he’s not alone. The Coming Home Network, a group established to [...]

Features

Bishops continue to urge Notre Dame to reverse ‘scandalous’ appointment of pro-abortion professor

EWTN News February 21, 2026 10

U.S. bishops are continuing to criticize the University of Notre Dame over its controversial decision to appoint a pro-abortion professor to lead a university institute. The school has been under sustained criticism since it announced [...]

Books

Gates of Heaven is the daring conclusion of an unusual, powerful Catholic trilogy

Amy Welborn February 20, 2026 0

In his most recent novel, Gates of Heaven (2025, Wiseblood Books), Glenn Arbery wraps up the complex, fraught, and evocative chronicle of friends, families, and foes working out their salvation in the contemporary American South and West. [...]

Books

Reading and watching during Lent

Kenneth Craycraft February 19, 2026 3

The three pillars of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—must always be our primary focus during these forty days. The purpose—or end—of these disciplines is to grow closer to God through spiritual and corporal works. While we [...]

Essay

Jesse Jackson and the weaponization of persons of color

Marcus Peter February 18, 2026 91

As the nation marks Jesse Jackson’s death at age 84, I realize that the temptation will be either to canonize the man as an icon of civil rights sainthood or to dismiss him as a [...]

Making sense of Donald Trump

James Kalb February 2, 2026 238

We live in unusual times, and Donald Trump is, to put it mildly, an unusual politician. We need to understand him to deal with him, and with that in mind, I will present my own [...]
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and the road to recovery

Andrew Petiprin January 31, 2026 2
Modernism revisited and ressourcement theology defended

Larry Chapp January 29, 2026 86

The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 126

Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three U.S. cardinals ignored Archbishop Coakley’s [...]
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 151
The Future of Synodality

Carl E. Olson September 7, 2025 56

Paul Thigpen, theologian who explored ‘wondrous’ question of extraterrestrial life, dies at 71

“We need to know where we are going”: An interview with Bishop Erik Varden

The Casaroli myth vs. the historical record

“Extra, extra!” News and views for Wednesday, February 25, 2026

No, AI does not have human-level intelligence

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“We need to know where we are going”: An interview with Bishop Erik Varden

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