In his annual speech to the Holy See’s main court on Friday, Pope Francis affirmed the indissolubility of marriage and clarified that poorly developed “personal faith” is not itself a grounds for finding that a […]
Speaking at the annual Law of Life Summit before a roomful of law students, lawyers, and pro-life activists, Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life (AUL) addressed the ongoing scandal of the Planned Parenthood videos […]
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) delivered the following statement today at the rally kicking off the 2016 March for Life in Washington, DC. Today the pro-life movement is stronger than ever and making serious, significant and […]
Last Saturday I had the good fortune to participate in an event that was clearly a turning point in the history of the Spokane Catholic Diocese, and may quite possibly be part of a larger […]
Sue Ellen Browder has worked as a journalist for more than 40 years, writing for several decades for Cosmopolitan and other women’s magazines. Her articles from that period were calculated to “soft sell” the Cosmo […]
Watchers of the Anglican and ecumenical scenes witnessed some fireworks January 14 when the Anglican Communion’s Primates’ Meeting, in historic Canterbury, England’s primatial see, made a bold gesture, unprecedented in a denomination known for its […]
In one of his informative dispatches from Rome during the Synod on the Family last fall, Robert Royal remarked with regret on the extent to which the synod fathers appeared to have taken their prescriptions […]
On Wednesday the Associated Press published satellite images that confirm the destruction of the oldest monastery in Iraq. The Dair Mar Elia Monastery—or the Monastery of St. Elijah—appears to have been demolished by ISIS militants […]
Just what is a jubilee year? Its roots are found in Jewish law and practice, with Leviticus 25:10 as the signal text calling for a remission of debts – spiritual and temporal – every fifty […]
Newsweek has published an in-depth investigation into the accuser behind a Philadelphia sex-abuse scandal that landed four men in prison, including two priests and a former priest. Under the provocative headline “Catholic Guilt? The Lying, […]
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