Catholic World Report
Catholic World Report

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email (Weekly Newsletter)
  • RSS
  • Home
  • Columns
    • Chapp’s Schtick
    • Ecclesia et Civitas
    • God’s First
    • God’s Two Books
    • The Past Present
  • Features
    • Analysis
    • Books
    • Editorial
    • Essay
    • Film & Music
    • History
    • Interview
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Special Report
  • The Dispatch
  • Topics
    • Pope Francis
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • Books
    • Canon Law
    • All Topics
  • About CWR
  • Advertise
  • Donate
News Briefs
  • [ December 19, 2025 ] Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Holy Family Parish in Gaza days before Christmas News Briefs
  • [ December 19, 2025 ] Pope Leo XIV strengthens legal protections for employees of the Vatican and Holy See News Briefs
  • [ December 19, 2025 ] State Department set to roll out religious worker visa plan next month News Briefs
  • [ December 19, 2025 ] San Diego bishop dedicates sculpture honoring migrants and refugees at college campus News Briefs
  • [ December 19, 2025 ] Pope Leo XIV: The person and families must be at center of labor system News Briefs
The Dispatch: More from CWR...
The Dispatch

Let us be attentive: Active participation in Mass

April 23, 2023 Steven D. Greydanus 16

Probably all of us have had the experience of finding ourselves halfway through a meal and realizing that we hadn’t been paying attention what we were eating: how it tasted, how it went down, or […]

The Dispatch

Priest says Church in Cuba in position to propose transition from communism to free society

April 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

null / Credit: Unsplash

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 23, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Only the Catholic Church in Cuba is in the position to lead a dialogue and propose a transition from communism to a free society, Father Alberto Reyes of the Archdiocese o… […]

The Dispatch

The road to Emmaus and the reality of the Eucharist

April 22, 2023 Carl E. Olson 8

Readings: • Acts 2:14, 22-33 • Psa. 16:1-2,5,7-11 • 1 Pet. 1:17-21 • Lk. 24:13-35 I grew up attending a small Fundamentalist Bible chapel that believed the Lord’s Supper should be commemorated each week. Nearly […]

The Dispatch

Trump is at odds with a major pro-life group: a look at how his position on abortion has evolved

April 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 34

Donald Trump. / Christopher Halloran via www.shutterstock.com.

Washington D.C., Apr 21, 2023 / 16:26 pm (CNA).
Even though former President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominees were instrumental in overturning Roe V. Wade, the 2024 presidentia… […]

The Dispatch

Environmental dogma, domination, and dominion

April 21, 2023 Thomas M. Doran 11

Another Earth Day is approaching, with corresponding pronouncements about environmental doom. What should we make of this? Discussions about the environment typically consist of agreement that the environment needs to be protected, even if we’re […]

News Briefs

Washington bishop: Priests would rather go to jail than break seal of confession

April 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 14

null / Quisquilia/Shutterstock

Washington D.C., Apr 20, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
As Washington state lawmakers debate legislation that would end legal protections for the seal of confession, Spokane Bishop Thomas A. Daly has assured his diocese t… […]

The Dispatch

Adventures in woke adoption and synodal ambiguities

April 20, 2023 Carl E. Olson 10

Earlier this week, The American Conservative published my essay “Woke Adoption” (I didn’t choose the title, but it fits), in which I relate some of what my wife and I have experience as adoptive/foster parents […]

The Dispatch

The power of witness: How the early Church evangelized

April 20, 2023 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 14

“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38). Peter finishes the […]

The Dispatch

Understanding self-defense and the truth about using deadly force

April 19, 2023 Dr. Patrick Toner 57

American self-defense law is generally quite sensible, and in fact coheres remarkably well with Catholic teaching on self-defense. St. Thomas Aquinas, for example, wrote: Wherefore if a man, in self-defense, uses more than necessary violence, […]

The Dispatch

On a Wing and a Prayer is a bumpy cinematic ride

April 19, 2023 Nick Olszyk 1

MPAA Rating: Not Rated at the Time of this Review Reel Rating: 2.5 out of 5 reels Flying as a passenger is often nerve-wracking enough. Being forced to pilot a plane mid-flight with almost no […]

Posts navigation

« 1 … 202 203 204 … 594 »

The Dispatch: More from CWR

  • St. Joseph’s doubt and the angel’s gift

    Carl E. Olson December 20, 2025 0
  • Christmas Commandos: A modern-day community of Saint Nicholases

    Susan Ciancio December 19, 2025 4
  • Sacramental encounters will help people stay in Church, fulfill spiritual needs, apologist says

    Catholic News Agency December 18, 2025 7
  • SCOTUS refuses to intervene in suit over prayer at football game

    Charles J. Russo December 18, 2025 5

Follow CWR on Facebook

  • St. Joseph’s doubt and the angel’s gift
  • Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Holy Family Parish in Gaza days before Christmas
  • Pope Leo XIV strengthens legal protections for employees of the Vatican and Holy See
  • State Department set to roll out religious worker visa plan next month
  • San Diego bishop dedicates sculpture honoring migrants and refugees at college campus
  • Pope Leo XIV: The person and families must be at center of labor system
  • Church leaders condemn arson attack on top Bangladesh newspaper offices
abortion Americas Asia - Pacific Catholic Church Catholic News COVID-19 Eucharist Europe Jesus Christ Middle East - Africa Pope Francis pro-life prolife prolife2023 prolife2024 religious freedom Ukraine Ukraine War US Vatican Vatican news
  • Andrew Saucci: I give Cardinal Dolan credit for more or less ignoring Traditiones Custodes and allowing parish TLM's to continue unmolested at…
  • Chris in Maryland: True.
  • Tony W: He did nothing to arrest the decline of Catholicism in the Archdiocese of New York during his tenure. There is…

Join Our Free Newsletter

Daily
Weekly


 
Search CWR
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email (Weekly Newsletter)
  • RSS
Recent Comments
  • Andrew Saucci on Cardinal Dolan says of retirement: ‘I’ll always keep working’
  • Chris in Maryland on The German bishops’ conference, over the cliff
  • Tony W on Cardinal Dolan says of retirement: ‘I’ll always keep working’
  • DeaconEdwardPeitler on Sacramental encounters will help people stay in Church, fulfill spiritual needs, apologist says
  • The Pitchfork Rebel on Vatican reinstates Carmelite nun after bishop’s dismissal in Texas over affair with priest
Also on CWR
No Picture
General

Conscience, incoherence, and “spiraling intellectual implausibility”

Carl E. Olson October 29, 2012 0

First, from George Weigel’s post, “Catholic Reflections on the Endgame 2012”, on the National Review site: Whatever happens on November 6, though, the Catholic Church in America has been changed, likely in irreversible ways, by […]

  • Home
  • About / Contact
  • Free Newsletter
  • Advertising
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy

© Catholic World Report

Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

A FAITHFULLY CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE

Sign up to receive a weekly email with news, analysis, and commentary from a voice you can trust!

* indicates required


Daily
Weekly