Recently I read about a group in Switzerland that’s agitating to remove all reference to God from the Swiss national anthem. Since the national anthem of the United States says nary a word about God, […]
It would be easy to pick on Miley Cyrus, she being the One Who Would Writhe Her Way to the Twerking Throne. It would also be easy, and understandable, to lament her recent—what shall we […]
Robert R. Reilly is a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. He has taught at the National Defense University and has written for the Wall Street Journal, National Review, Claremont Review of Books, […]
Cardinal Bertone, who was Vatican Secretary of State under Pope Benedict XVI (he was appointed in 2006), is not going quietly, according to a report in The Guardian, which in turn cites a story in […]
St. Augustine is famous for having prayed, “Lord, make me chaste, but not yet.” Father Paul Check, the director of Courage, suggests that chastity, like justice and mercy, is indeed part of the Good News […]
In March 2005 a small group of nuns from the Cistercian Monastery of Valserena in Tuscany moved to Aleppo, Syria, to found a new monastic community there. The nuns were inspired to take up the […]
From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the entire Mideast region, and throughout the whole world to be held this coming Saturday, September […]
In a region that has seen increasing threats to ancient Christian communities, the Catholic Church is helping many of the two million refugees of Syria’s civil war. Besides physical aid, Church workers offer the Syrians […]
Today the Vatican announced that Archbishop Pietro Parolin, nuncio to Venezuela and long-time Vatican diplomat, has been appointed as the new Secretary of State. The 58-year-old Parolin will succeed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who has held […]
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