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James Dobson, promoter of family values in the public square, dies at 89

James Dobson during an event marking the National Day of Prayer in the East Room of the White House on May 1, 2008, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2025 / 15:19 pm (CNA).
James Dobson, the evangelical C… […]
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Understanding the popularity of psychics

It is difficult to know what to do after the loss of a loved one who has been the most important part of your life. [...]
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Wisdom for the pro-life movement in Christ’s Beatitudes

“We all want to know: What can I expect my life to look like when I’m following Jesus? How do I know I’m doing it right?” [...]
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French historian delves into the tumultuous history of traditionalism

“…the Church, in her teaching, life and worship, perpetuates and hands on to all generations all that she herself is, all that she believes.” — Dei [...]
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‘Being a young Catholic is difficult’: The challenges facing young Cubans today

Young people walk the streets of Camagüey, Cuba. / Credit: Camagüey Youth Ministry

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 20, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
During the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, young people from around the world gathered to celebrate a mosaic of univer… […]

French historian delves into the tumultuous history of traditionalism

Books

Jesse Russell August 20, 2025 19

“…the Church, in her teaching, life and worship, perpetuates and hands on to all generations all that she herself is, all that she believes.” — Dei Verbum, 8 In 1993, from August 10 to 15, World Youth [...]

Western Civilization under Attack: Part One

Analysis

Paul Seaton August 19, 2025 26

Militia est vita nostra declared Job (at least in the Vulgate version of the Bible): “Our life is a constant battle.” In a similar vein, St. Augustine declared that the need for the virtue of [...]

Features

Opinion: A Pastor’s Cowardice

Father Jerry J. Pokorsky August 18, 2025 143

A couple of weeks back, I placed a commentary in the Pastor’s Bulletin Insert that caused a minor stir among parishioners. Based on evidence from Internet news reports, I argued that the Israeli indiscriminate attacks [...]

Features

Legends and History of the True Cross

Sandra Miesel August 17, 2025 16

“Behold the wood of the Cross, on which hung the salvation of the World.” Relics of Our Lord’s Passion have always been dear to his followers. The True Cross, the actual wood on which Jesus [...]

Books

Le Fort’s novel about the Thirty Years’ War resonates amid contemporary tensions

Casey Chalk August 16, 2025 7

Recently, I was directed to an article by conservative Evangelical author and activist Katy Faust entitled “No Time for Friendly Fire: Why Catholics and Evangelicals Need Each Other Now More Than Ever.” I confess that [...]

Essay

A Hidden Thread: Sexuality, Longing, and Mercy

J. F. Colonna August 14, 2025 13

In 2025, being a man attracted to men is no novelty. Society has largely embraced homosexuality, making personal stories about it seem mundane. Yet modern discourse complicates this acceptance. Conversations now emphasize fluidity, moving beyond [...]

Essay

Contemplating our calling for labor, leisure and love

Ronald L. Jelinek, Ph.D. August 13, 2025 6

Having spent nearly a quarter century teaching on college campuses, I have learned that eighteen to twenty-two-year-olds have forever wrestled with three existential questions: “Who created me?” “For what purpose?” “How do I know?” These [...]

Features

Report states an average of 30 Christians murdered each day in Nigeria in 2025

Ngala Killian Chimtom August 12, 2025 11

A new report by the Catholic-inspired International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, asserts that at least 7,087 Christians were massacred across Nigeria in the first 220 days of 2025—a daily [...]

The current political reality and the reset we need

James Kalb August 9, 2025 41

Does an American political tradition still exist? It seems it must. After all, Americans have been carrying on politics together for hundreds of years. And when people do things together for such a long time, [...]
The Red-Pilled Church

Larry Chapp August 1, 2025 74
Fr. James Martin’s homosophistry takes advantage of a clear double standard

Larry Chapp July 10, 2025 138

Liberal Catholic slanders and the election of 2024

Carl E. Olson November 20, 2024 128

The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...]
Reflections on a dozen years as editor of Catholic World Report

Carl E. Olson November 2, 2024 29
Defending Rupnik’s art is possible, but also scandalous and insulting

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2024 63

James Dobson, promoter of family values in the public square, dies at 89

Understanding the popularity of psychics

Wisdom for the pro-life movement in Christ’s Beatitudes

French historian delves into the tumultuous history of traditionalism

‘Being a young Catholic is difficult’: The challenges facing young Cubans today

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French historian delves into the tumultuous history of traditionalism

Western Civilization under Attack: Part One

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Le Fort’s novel about the Thirty Years’ War resonates amid contemporary tensions

A Hidden Thread: Sexuality, Longing, and Mercy

Contemplating our calling for labor, leisure and love

Report states an average of 30 Christians murdered each day in Nigeria in 2025

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Report states an average of 30 Christians murdered each day in Nigeria in 2025

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