Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans, this year’s annual Summer Reading List will focus on serious books that explain the background, including […]
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Douglas Beaumont, about his book The Message Behind the Movie—Reboot: Engaging Film without Disengaging Faith (Ignatius Press, 2022). Douglas earned a Ph.D. in theology from North-West University and […]
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Dec. 22, 2021 / Vatican Media.
London, England, Jun 7, 2022 / 08:20 am (CNA).
Metropolitan Hilarion has been released from his position as the Russian Orthodox Church’s chief… […]
The prospect of adoption is daunting, even frightening, to most people. There are so many unknowns and so many questions: Can we love a child like your own who isn’t your own flesh-and-blood? This child […]
An ordinary public consistory at the Vatican on Oct. 20, 2014. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.
Vatican City, Jun 6, 2022 / 04:46 am (CNA).
Under the Code of Canon Law, reformed in 1983, there are two types of consistories of cardinals: ordinary an… […]
The Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter (1907-1943) was executed by the occupying Nazi regime for his refusal to serve in the armed forces of the Third Reich. His conscientious objection was based on his deep Catholic […]
MPAA Rating: Not rated at the time of this review (for adults) CNS Rating: Not rated at the time of this review (for adults) Reel Rating: 4 out of 5 reels The title of this […]
A young girl draws on the wall of a destroyed house in the village of Andriivka, Kyiv region, on June 3, 2022 on the 100th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP via Getty Images) / Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP via Getty Images
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Readings: • Acts 2:1-11 • Psa 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 • 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 • Jn 20:19-23 “Spirit and fire are united—a true miracle, air and fire are joined together—awesome sight!” So wrote […]
In one of the Wednesday audience talks he’s been giving on aging, Pope Francis declared what he called “the alliance of the generations” to be “indispensable.” “A society in which the elderly do not speak […]
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