In the wake of so many clerical sex abuse scandals, to many people the Catholic Church appears hypocritical and bankrupt morally and spiritually. In the midst of such trying times, how can Catholics justify remaining […]
The worlds of Catholic theology and philosophy can, at times, feel overwhelmingly vast. One could spend an entire lifetime studying just one or two thinkers, never mind the whole panoply of brilliance across two thousand […]
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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 28, 2025 / 16:52 pm (CNA).
A first-of-its-kind study that delves into public health insurance records found that more than 1 in 10 women who take the abortion pill mifepristone… […]
Friends and readers have asked me who I want to be the next guy, and I’ve responded—artlessly and without any guile—that I have no ’druthers. I don’t know who will get the nod. There is […]
One more time, we are invited to think about “humility,” The question raised often during this most recent papacy has been: What does it mean to be “humble?” From the old Catholic Encyclopedia: The virtue of […]
Pope Francis greets young people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on April 17, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
Rome Newsroom, Apr 27, 2025 / 17:45 pm (CNA).
In a video message published after his d… […]
Readings: • Acts 5:12-16 • Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 • Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 • Jn 20:19-31 It is fitting that on this second Sunday of Easter, decreed in 2000 by Pope John Paul II […]
It is a favorite pastime of scribblers on the beat, and it is the job of the cardinals to be thinking about the next guy pretty much all the time. They are never more than […]
Prelates watch as Vatican officials prepare Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday, April 26, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Apr 26, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis was buried Saturday in the Basilica … […]
When Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed on Friday in St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Roger Mahony was among the official witnesses. If you are wondering why that matters, well, suffice it to say Mahony’s presence sends […]
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