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Fr. James Martin: The “Mastermind” Behind the Two Testimonies in the Vatican’s Synod Report on Homosexuality (Diane Montagna’s Substack): “Jesuit Father James Martin was a [...]
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Two of Fulton Sheen’s nieces to participate in beatification events in September

Fulton Sheen was the oldest of four boys born to Newton and Delia Sheen in Illinois. One sibling, Joseph, died of a heart attack in [...]
Features

Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”

Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at [...]
Essay

The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

When Pope Leo XIV recently compared the rise of artificial intelligence to the Industrial Revolution, many immediately recognized the significance of the analogy.1 The comparison was [...]
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Vatican to publish Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical May 25

The pope signed ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (“Magnificent Humanity”) on May 15, the 135th anniversary of the publication of the landmark social encyclical ‘Rerum Novarum.’ […]

Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”

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Jim Graves May 19, 2026 1

Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Sheen was among the [...]

The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Essay

Deacon Dominic Cerrato, Ph.D. May 18, 2026 10

When Pope Leo XIV recently compared the rise of artificial intelligence to the Industrial Revolution, many immediately recognized the significance of the analogy.1 The comparison was not merely technological or economic, but deeply anthropological. Just as [...]

Analysis

The Scandalous Synod Report: A Betrayal of Trust

Mary Rice Hasson, Theresa Farnan May 17, 2026 47

Note: All quotes are from the Report and annexed testimonies, unless otherwise indicated. A Synod Study Group Report (“Report”) published in early May has drawn searing criticism and predictable plaudits for its “paradigm shift” towards same-sex sexual relationships. New reports that Fr. James [...]

Analysis

Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power in the Church

Dr. Randall B. Smith May 16, 2026 29

I continue to be puzzled by the language in the documents emerging from ecclesiastical bureaucrats. Who are these people talking to? Not “people of goodwill” around the world, nor the basic layman in the pew. [...]

Essay

The Blessed Virgin Mary and political life

Kenneth Craycraft May 15, 2026 9

Editor’s note: This essay was mistakenly attributed to the wrong author when first posted. I apologize for the error. As any reader of Catholic World Report knows very well, May is designated by the Church as the [...]

Essay

My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

Amy Welborn May 14, 2026 6

Editor’s note: Part One of this essay can be read here. —————— Wait, we’re not home yet, though. The journey’s not over. Less than a week later, I was back in a car. A rental [...]

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On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

Larry Chapp May 13, 2026 60

On the anniversary of his election, and with a year of the papacy under his belt, it is fair to say that Pope Leo would make, as a friend of mine has stated, a “good [...]

Essay

Natural Law and Evangelization

L. Joseph Hebert May 12, 2026 6

Recently, there has been a notable upsurge in adult conversions to the Catholic faith, even amidst a long-term decline in religious affiliation. Heartening as it is, this glimmer of hope raises a question for those [...]

On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

Larry Chapp May 13, 2026 60

On the anniversary of his election, and with a year of the papacy under his belt, it is fair to say that Pope Leo would make, as a friend of mine has stated, a “good [...]
The SSPX is now on a clear and direct collision course with Rome

Larry Chapp April 28, 2026 155
In gratitude for the Ordinariate

Larry Chapp April 8, 2026 59

Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 163

“Indeed it is through chastity that we are gathered together and led back to the unity from which we were fragmented into multiplicity.” — Saint Augustine, Confessions (quoted in CCC 2340) “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by [...]
The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 131
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 151

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Two of Fulton Sheen’s nieces to participate in beatification events in September

Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”

The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Vatican to publish Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical May 25

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Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”

The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The Scandalous Synod Report: A Betrayal of Trust

Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power in the Church

The Blessed Virgin Mary and political life

My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

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On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

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Amid war and migration, Pope Leo XIV to bring message of religious freedom to North Africa

A new history of the unrecognized martyrs of the Christian militia orders

“God is alive and well in the modern medical center”

The Secure Bond Marriage Needs Today

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The Scandalous Synod Report: A Betrayal of Trust

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