What JD Vance Found in the Church (First Things): “Like the great African Church Father m[St. Augustine], JD Vance is a man from the backwoods, far from the centers of power.”
The SSPX Again Says No to the Catholic Church (National Catholic Register): “The Society’s answers will always be No, even when the Church first offers Yes.”
How About a Declaration of Charity? (National Review): “You have to love people. And, you know, Americans love people.”
Pope Leo, come to Silicon Valley (America Magazine): “I met people from Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, PayPal and Microsoft, among other places. Well over 300 folks showed up for two public panels on a papal encyclical at 9 a.m. on a Saturday.”
Scouring Tom’s Whitewashed Conscience (The Heights Forum): “beneath his charm and hijinks, much of Tom [Sawyer]’s character development can go under-appreciated.”
Schism by Design (First Things): “This excommunication therefore has an air of finality to it that cannot be glossed over with a thousand paper cuts of various canonical distinctions.”
Heinlein: The SSPX debacle and a path forward (Our Sunday Visitor): “Pope Leo’s cries for a united Church have been consistent since his first moments in office.”
Bishop Robert Barron: The real reason communists fear religion and want believers silenced: “For religious people, the alarming success of radical socialists and communists in our electoral process is a real and present danger.”
The Traditional Latin Mass: What Might Leo Do? (The Pillar): “Seasoned Vatican-watchers will hence be on high-alert on July 16: the fifth anniversary of Traditionis custodes.”
Bishop of Oslo on SSPX Consecrations: I understand you the faithful want the Latin Mass, I will expand its availability (Rorate Caeli): “Masses according to the 1962 Missal are celebrated every Sunday at St. Joseph Church in Oslo. This will continue.”
(*The posting of any particular news item or essay is not an endorsement of the content and perspective of said news item or essay.)
If you value the news and views Catholic World Report provides, please consider donating to support our efforts. Your contribution will help us continue to make CWR available to all readers worldwide for free, without a subscription. Thank you for your generosity!
Click here for more information on donating to CWR. Click here to sign up for our newsletter.
Leave a Reply