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Catholic theologian takes job in Trump’s Department of Homeland Security

Chad Pecknold, a longtime professor at The Catholic University of America, has begun working for the government agency that oversees immigration enforcement. […]
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9/11 Revisited

Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. James V. Schall was published originally in slightly different form at Ignatius Insight on September 8, 2006, [...]
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U.S. bishops urge Supreme Court to allow communities to regulate firearms under Second Amendment

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether or not Americans are permitted to possess AR-15 rifles and similar firearms. […]
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What Is the Catholic Intellectual Tradition?

“Could you explain what the Catholic Intellectual Tradition means?” This simple question from a superintendent reflected the renewal that is happening across the country. We’ve [...]
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Unlearned lessons of 9/11, a quarter-century later

Several weeks after Islamist terrorists hijacked four planes, wreaking havoc in lower Manhattan and at the Pentagon in the name of deranged religious convictions, I [...]

9/11 Revisited

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James V. Schall, S.J. September 11, 2026 32

Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. James V. Schall was published originally in slightly different form at Ignatius Insight on September 8, 2006, to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, [...]

Unlearned lessons of 9/11, a quarter-century later

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George Weigel September 9, 2026 52

Several weeks after Islamist terrorists hijacked four planes, wreaking havoc in lower Manhattan and at the Pentagon in the name of deranged religious convictions, I was at dinner in the papal apartment with John Paul [...]

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New report says over 3000 Christians killed in Nigeria in first 8 months of 2026

Ngala Killian Chimtom September 8, 2026 6

A sobering new report claims that no fewer than 3,083 Christians were killed and 3,193 abducted in attacks allegedly carried out by jihadist groups in Nigeria between January and August this year. The report, released [...]

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The Mass: Our Intimate Encounter with the Transcendent Lord

Most Reverend James Conley September 8, 2026 8

All of us, whether religious or not, long for transcendence because the human heart was made for it. By transcendence I mean the awareness of something greater than ourselves; something bigger than us. It’s that [...]

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Labor Unions, the Church, AI, and Magnifica Humanitas

Father George E. Schultze, SJ September 6, 2026 27

Humanity has always struggled with authority and trust. Rather than recognizing God as the author of all creation and choosing to avoid evil and do good in freedom, even we believers try to tell God [...]

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From the archives: “Mother changed my life”: Friends remember Mother Teresa

Jim Graves September 5, 2026 4

Editor’s note: This piece was posted originally on August 29, 2016, leading up to the September 6, 2016, canonization of Mother Teresa. It is reposted here on the tenth anniversary of that event. Pope Francis [...]

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Benedict the Outlier?

John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. September 4, 2026 46

Was Pope Benedict XVI an “outlier”? That is the view of Mike Lewis on the liturgical views of Pope Benedict XVI. Writing at “Where Peter Is,” Lewis casts Ratzinger–before, during, and after his pontificate–as an [...]

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Making sense of the surreal storm of the support for Lindsay Clancy

Anne Hendershott September 3, 2026 122

Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three young children, had become a rallying point for thousands of women who believed she was the true victim. During her trial, more than 300 women [...]

9/11 Revisited

James V. Schall, S.J. September 11, 2026 32

Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. James V. Schall was published originally in slightly different form at Ignatius Insight on September 8, 2006, to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, [...]
In defense of moral agency and the necessary pursuit of holiness

Larry Chapp September 2, 2026 16
Putting Down Roots: Care for Creation Begins Close to Home

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. August 31, 2026 41

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 131

Catholic theologian takes job in Trump’s Department of Homeland Security

9/11 Revisited

U.S. bishops urge Supreme Court to allow communities to regulate firearms under Second Amendment

What Is the Catholic Intellectual Tradition?

Unlearned lessons of 9/11, a quarter-century later

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Unlearned lessons of 9/11, a quarter-century later

New report says over 3000 Christians killed in Nigeria in first 8 months of 2026

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Pursuing peace, addressing extremism in Nigeria: An interview with Fr. Atta Barkindo

New YOUCAT Love Forever is “a guide to formation for married love”

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