As the highly emotional and equally unreasonable “cancel culture” spreads across the globe, it is worth recalling the words of the American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan (1904-2005): “Without a generation of civilized people […]

Washington D.C., Jul 9, 2020 / 01:57 pm (CNA).- Officials working in the Trump administration have told CNA that they have been frustrated by recent presidential tweets elevating controversial Catholic figures, saying the tweets undermine […]

First Things has posted an essay, simply titled “My Time in Prison”, by Cardinal George Pell. It contains a number of interesting reflections on both life in prison and Cardinal Pell’s spiritual life, beginning with […]

Today even the Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe acknowledges the many virtues of Saint Louis IX. […]

One of the last movies to be released in theaters before the lockdowns started in March, The Way Back has proven to be a solid success on streaming platforms for home viewing. Better yet, it’s a […]

Washington D.C., Jul 8, 2020 / 08:42 am (CNA).-  The Little Sisters of the Poor had a victory at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, nine years into the religious order’s bouts of litigation over the […]

In The Shoes of the Fisherman, crusty old Cardinal Leone, canvassing votes for a surprise candidate just before the election of a new pope, is deeply moved by a quiet admonition from a Syrian cardinal […]

Much ink has been spilled over the decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, whereby SCOTUS decided it is unjust—indeed, a species of sex discrimination—to recognize any link between who we are and what we should […]

Few Catholics today will deny that the literary output of contemporary Catholics, excellent as some of it is, does not (as a total body of work) approach the level of accomplishment achieved between the beginning […]

CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2020 / 08:28 pm MT (CNA).-  On the evening of Independence Day, a crowd in Sacramento tore down a statue of St. Junipero Serra, set fire to it, and beat it […]