Rhonda Franklin Ortiz, in her illuminating CWR essay “Popular fiction and the Catholic Literary Renaissance” (April 25, 2021), describes how well-crafted popular/genre fiction can be a worthy endeavor for Catholic authors and worthy reads for […]
Washington D.C., May 6, 2021 / 11:00 am (CNA). The head of the EWTN media network said that President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office “couldn’t be more disappointing,” due to his policies contradicting […]
Is Pope Francis a populist? The simple answer is no. A better answer is necessarily more complicated. But, someone might ask, does it really matter? As a matter of fact, it matters a lot–at least […]
Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 5, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA). The Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen an increase in attacks that target Christians in what a Catholic bishop in the […]
Kath.net interview with canon lawyer Fr. Gero Weishaupt. By Michael Koder [Translated for CWR by Michael J. Miller and published by CWR with kind permission of Kath.net.] Cologne (kath.net, May 3, 2021) The rebellious reactions […]
I claim no expertise in climate science. I do claim a certain competence in detecting spin in the media; for I’m a card-carrying member of that clan, as I’ve committed print journalism for more than […]
Rome Newsroom, May 4, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA). One religious building is disappearing in France every two weeks. That is the conclusion of Edouard de Lamaze, president of the Observatoire du patrimoine religieux (Observatory […]
Rome Newsroom, May 4, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini has said that he is praying there will be no schism in Germany, as priests and bishops in the country announce their […]
On October 10, 2020, at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, a remarkable young man was raised to the altars. Blessed Carlo Acutis lived a short life—born May 3, 1991, he died at […]
CNA Staff, May 3, 2021 / 03:35 am (CNA). The people of Ukraine are expecting a papal visit, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said in an interview. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk told […]
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