Features
Poland poised to ban eugenic abortion
Last year, amid large protests, Poland failed to pass a total abortion ban. Today, the country seems poised to ban eugenic abortion. […]
Articles by Filip Mazurczak
Features
A Catholic guide to great books and films about communism
Not only do most young people not learn about the horror and evil wrought by communism, it’s not uncommon to hear seemingly well-informed academics, politicians, […]
Books
Was Hitler a Christian, an atheist, or neither?
A new book takes a look at the controversial—and complicated—issue of the religious views of Adolf Hitler. […]
Features
New Archbishop of Lodz, Poland, focuses on traditional spirituality, re-evangelization
Few bishops have done as much to advance the new evangelization as Bishop Grzegorz Ryś, now the head of the Archdiocese of Lodz. […]
The Dispatch
One of the world’s least religious countries eyes hosting World Youth Day
World Youth Day has been credited with sparking Catholic revival in many places. Undoubtedly, the Czech Republic is a country that desperately needs such revival. […]
Special Report
World Youth Day Krakow—one year later
One year ago, Pope Francis encouraged an estimated two million young pilgrims gathered outside Krakow, Poland from all corners of the world to “get off the couch” and begin their adult lives as brave, tenacious […]
The Dispatch
What’s next for Cardinal Müller after puzzling dismissal from CDF?
Like many Catholics concerned about the Church’s teaching on marriage and the family, I was disappointed to hear that Pope Francis has not extended the tenure of Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller as Prefect of the […]
The Dispatch
Our Lady of Zeitoun and Christianity in Egypt
On April 28-29, Pope Francis will become the second pope after St. John Paul II to visit Egypt. The largest Arab country, Muslim-majority Egypt is home to a large but persecuted Christian minority. Its important […]
The Dispatch
“The Zookeeper’s Wife” a beautiful, moving portrayal of the Polish underground during WWII
While Nazi Germany’s premeditated murder of six million Jews has been the subject of more films than perhaps any other historical event, Niki Caro’s The Zookeeper’s Wife is not a typical Holocaust movie. It sheds […]
The Dispatch
Walking the “Extreme Way of the Cross” in Poland
While many of us choose to abstain from coffee, sweets, or Facebook for Lent, we can often hear priests tell us in their homilies that rather than giving up something, it is better to do […]