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South Sudan bishop: Warring factors are “stealing peace and stealing resources”

Bishop Christian Carlassare of Benitu in South Sudan has decried the escalating war in Sudan, particularly the carnage in El Fasher, describing it as “a [...]
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Pope Leo XIV: Build the Church on the solid foundations of Christ, not on worldly criteria

Rome, Italy, Nov 9, 2025 / 06:40 am At the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to build the [...]
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Last Days is a beautiful and well-intentioned film, but stumbles often

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 reels Last Days tells the true story of John Allen Chau, an American missionary who was [...]
Essay

The life of the Trinity in Saint Elizabeth Catez

Each year on a Sunday in May or June, every Catholic priest is assigned the seemingly impossible task of preaching about the mystery of the [...]
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What will you do this month for the souls in Purgatory?

In the Catholic Church, the month of November is dedicated to praying for and “relieving the sufferings of the souls in purgatory”—also called the Church Suffering. Those [...]

The life of the Trinity in Saint Elizabeth Catez

Essay

Dawn Beutner November 9, 2025 6

Each year on a Sunday in May or June, every Catholic priest is assigned the seemingly impossible task of preaching about the mystery of the Trinity. Considering the number of theological errors about God that [...]

The Emergence of the Post-Liberal Catholic Priest

Analysis

Kenneth Craycraft November 7, 2025 49

A major recent survey suggests that a new generation of Catholic priests is breaking free of the restrictive political labels of “conservative” and “liberal,” recognizing that the claims of our Faith transcend such increasingly anachronistic branding. [...]

Columns

Catholicism and the problem of political extremism

James Kalb November 6, 2025 52

Modern politics go to extremes. There are a variety of reasons for that. One is that modern thought likes to draw far-reaching conclusions from a few simple principles. In the natural sciences, where exact verification [...]

Editorial

The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 123

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released today a “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation” (Mater Populi Fidelis), and it has raised a few eyebrows along with [...]

Analysis

America’s Most Fruitful Dioceses: A Look at the Numbers

J. J. Ziegler November 3, 2025 30

The median Latin-rite diocese in the United States has one infant baptism per year for every 113 Catholics, one non-infant reception into the Church per year for every 413 Catholics, one wedding per year for [...]

Features

Catholic leader: Religious sects, terrorist groups are “two wolves “preying on African youths

Ngala Killian Chimtom November 2, 2025 4

Nelson Moda, the head of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Mozambique and a lecturer at the Catholic University of Mozambique, has described religious sects and terrorist groups as “the two wolves” that prey on the [...]

Essay

A Eucharistic Way of Life

Fr. Robert B. Imbelli November 1, 2025 5

Some fifty years ago, I spent a five-day retreat on a small island off the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. On each day of the retreat, I concentrated my meditation upon a chapter of Saint Paul’s [...]

Books

Why is a religious sister writing vampire novels? An interview with Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP

Paul Senz October 31, 2025 2

A new novel about a young woman and a mysterious vampire explores the question: Is any soul beyond saving? In The Curse He Chose, by Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP, God’s boundless mercy is on full [...]

Catholicism and the problem of political extremism

James Kalb November 6, 2025 52

Modern politics go to extremes. There are a variety of reasons for that. One is that modern thought likes to draw far-reaching conclusions from a few simple principles. In the natural sciences, where exact verification [...]
Charity, liberty, and the contested history of the American story

Dr. Christopher Shannon October 26, 2025 11
On the liberal, petty, and hypocritical attacks on Bishop Robert Barron

Larry Chapp October 20, 2025 79

The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 123

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released today a “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation” (Mater Populi Fidelis), and it has raised a few eyebrows along with [...]
The Future of Synodality

Carl E. Olson September 7, 2025 52
Liberal Catholic slanders and the election of 2024

Carl E. Olson November 20, 2024 130

South Sudan bishop: Warring factors are “stealing peace and stealing resources”

Pope Leo XIV: Build the Church on the solid foundations of Christ, not on worldly criteria

Last Days is a beautiful and well-intentioned film, but stumbles often

The life of the Trinity in Saint Elizabeth Catez

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