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In interview with Catholic journalist, Trump chafes at forgiving enemies

“60 Minutes” correspondent Ross Douthat, who is Catholic, steered his presidential interview from politics to mortality, including the Gospel’s call to forgiveness. […]
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A Conspiracy of the Faithful

When Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced in November 2025 that every parish in the Archdiocese of Detroit would be restructured, the Archdiocese’s own newspaper reported his [...]
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NOTE: The CWR and HPR sites will be offline on Tuesday, Nov. 10th…

Dear Readers: As you know, the site has been struggling for several weeks now. The basic problem was that the servers were struggling to handle [...]
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Book chronicles the life and witness of South Sudan bishop who died at the altar

When South Sudan gained its independence in July 2011, Bishop Caesar Mazzolari was there to entrust the new nation to God. He led the opening [...]
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The new and everlasting Temple is the living body of Jesus Christ

Readings: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17 Jn 2:13-22 The great temple of Solomon was built about a thousand [...]

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Kevin Kijewski November 9, 2026 5

When Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced in November 2025 that every parish in the Archdiocese of Detroit would be restructured, the Archdiocese’s own newspaper reported his promise of a process “transparent, inclusive and open to all [...]

Supreme Court likely to uphold religious freedom in education in Colorado

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Charles J. Russo November 6, 2026 2

On November 3, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish, Littleton, Colorado v. Roy, a case with potentially far-reaching implications for the First Amendment right to the free exercise of [...]

Columns

Natural law, modern equality, and more on turning the corner

James Kalb November 5, 2026 24

Last month, I wrote a bit about the renewal of family life as part of overall social renewal. I said it would require men and women to see each other as complementary, so they would [...]

Books

Priming the soul for the mystery and miraculous nature of life in Christ

Paul Senz November 4, 2026 1

Fairy tales have been part of the Christian tradition for a long, long time, and some of the most brilliant and insightful minds have opined on their importance. J.R.R. Tolkien, in his marvelous essay “On [...]

Essay

Man, Machine, and Jeremy Bentham’s Head

Francis X. Maier November 2, 2026 6

When you grow up in Western New York, as I did, you learn two things about the Niagara River. First, it’s great for swimming and boating. Second, don’t get caught in the current. Past a [...]

Essay

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

Peter M.J. Stravinskas November 1, 2026 3

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 [...]

Features

Rome excoriates publisher of a “credibly accused” list

Michael J. Mazza October 31, 2026 33

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 [...]

Essay

A Convert from Communism

Michael J. Miller October 30, 2026 16

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 [...]

Natural law, modern equality, and more on turning the corner

James Kalb November 5, 2026 24

Last month, I wrote a bit about the renewal of family life as part of overall social renewal. I said it would require men and women to see each other as complementary, so they would [...]
Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

Larry Chapp October 22, 2026 44
From the Archives: Realism and Islam

James V. Schall, S.J. October 19, 2026 16

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

In interview with Catholic journalist, Trump chafes at forgiving enemies

A Conspiracy of the Faithful

NOTE: The CWR and HPR sites will be offline on Tuesday, Nov. 10th…

Book chronicles the life and witness of South Sudan bishop who died at the altar

The new and everlasting Temple is the living body of Jesus Christ

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A Conspiracy of the Faithful

Supreme Court likely to uphold religious freedom in education in Colorado

Priming the soul for the mystery and miraculous nature of life in Christ

Man, Machine, and Jeremy Bentham’s Head

“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

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“Celebrating the sacraments brings me the greatest joy…”

Priming the soul for the mystery and miraculous nature of life in Christ

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

New book addresses conflicts over abortion, gender treatments, conscience

Man, Machine, and Jeremy Bentham’s Head

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

A Convert from Communism

Rome excoriates publisher of a “credibly accused” list

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

Nearly 50,000 celebrate the beatification of Midwest native Fulton J. Sheen

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