Today the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases involving challenges to the HHS mandate, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius. From Politico: In Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., the appeals […]
Two days after the conclusion of the Year of Faith, today the Vatican released the text of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”). It is the first major document of […]
Christian corners of the Internet are teeming today with posts and articles about C.S. Lewis, who died 50 years ago today at the age of 64. Here at CWR we’ve run several pieces in the […]
In response to the Illinois legislature’s approval of a measure legalizing same-sex marriage in that state, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, chairman of the US bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, called the move […]
Last week Italian newsweekly Panorama ran a profile of the man behind the photograph that may very well become one of the defining images of Pope Francis’ papacy. Readers will remember it, I am sure—a […]
There have been reports in the Italian press that earlier this month Pope Francis personally telephoned an Italian traditionalist writer known for his harsh criticisms of the Pontiff, expressing sympathy and offering prayers for the […]
During his homily this morning at the Casa Santa Marta chapel, Pope Francis had this to say about the spiritual dangers of pursuing worldly curiosity (via Vatican Radio): The spirit of curiosity distances us from […]
As many CWR readers will remember, last July Catholic blogger and pro-marriage advocate Thomas Peters was critically injured in a diving accident. He has made incredible progress in his recovery in the last four months, […]
As they concluded their annual fall meeting in Baltimore today, the members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops unanimously passed a “Special Message” regarding the HHS mandate. The full statement is below. *** […]
Via Matthew Schmitz at First Thoughts comes this interview with Hawaii State Representative Jo Jordan. Last week Rep. Jordan, who is gay, voted against a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaii. The bill […]
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