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The battle over religious education in Poland

August 10, 2025 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 11

Karol Nawrocki of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party assumed the presidency of Poland on August 6. His inauguration provides two sharp contrasts: between himself and the assorted leftists in Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s […]

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Is the Shroud of Turin merely a ‘work of art’? Years of study suggest otherwise

August 6, 2025 Catholic News Agency 14

The Shroud of Turin in the Cathedral of Turin during the public opening of the Shroud on April 19 2015. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA

CNA Staff, Aug 6, 2025 / 11:14 am (CNA).
Few religious artifacts have been studied and debated as extensively a… […]

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Report on “religious extremism” focuses on Catholicism, ignores Islam

August 4, 2025 Matthew Balan 48

A recent document by a European think tank decries the “accelerating financial expansion of movements working to dismantle decades of hard-won sexual and reproductive rights across Europe.” The report, published by the Brussels-based European Parliamentary […]

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Unwed moms and a lesson from Mother Cabrini

July 28, 2025 Dawn Beutner 21

A recent news article from PillarCatholic reported on a public spat between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Catholic schools of that country. In a circular dated July 14, […]

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Pope Leo XIV and the question of women in Holy Orders

July 16, 2025 Deacon Dominic Cerrato, Ph.D. 35

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Cardinal Prevost, ascended to the papacy during a period of profound theological inquiry and heightened institutional introspection within the Church. His election took place against the backdrop of the Church’s […]

Analysis

Reality or “Reality”? A critique of Fr. David Tracy’s view of religious pluralism

June 22, 2025 Eduardo Echeverria 11

Editor’s note: The prominent Catholic theologian Fr. David Tracy (1939-2025), who was known for his writings on pluralism, religious diversity, and interreligious dialogue, died on April 29th, at the age of 86. In this essay, aspects […]

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NPR and the Shrinking of the Western Mind

June 18, 2025 Rodney Howsare 53

I have noticed something of a pattern with National Public Radio (NPR) lately: when they interview or feature religious persons, said persons tend also to be homosexual. In February 2023, Ashlee Green wrote a gushing […]

Analysis

France moves ahead with legalizing of “assisted dying”

June 5, 2025 Anne Hendershott 30

Last week, France’s National Assembly—the lower house of Parliament—voted 305-199 in favor of legalizing what they are calling “assisted dying.” The legislation now moves on to the Senate, where the proposal will probably become law […]

Analysis

The use of human “bodyoids”: An alarming proposal

May 31, 2025 Matthew Nelson 16

Many of us know someone—and perhaps that “someone” is you—whose life depended on an organ transplant. Many also know how challenging it can be to procure a needed organ and receive it in time for […]

Analysis

Education and parents’ rights a century after Pierce v. Society of Sisters

May 26, 2025 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 8

June 1, 2025, marks the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Pierce v. Society of Sisters (268 US 510). What’s that, you ask? And why should I care? Pierce was a unanimous Supreme […]

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In a letter sent last month to the general secretary of the USCCB, the apostolic nuncio to the United States reminded US bishops that the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje have not been approved by […]

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