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The theological formation of Pope Francis
by Elise Harris | CNA […]
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“I Can Only Imagine” offers a timely message of repentance and forgiveness
The new movie is an antidote of sorts to the pretentiousness and hypocrisy of scandal-ridden Hollywood. […]
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Billy Graham and the Americanization of religion
Why I thought of Will Herberg and his book Protestant, Catholic, Jew when I heard of the passing of Graham, the famed American evangelist. […]
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“The Snowshoe Priest”: Ven. Frederic Baraga, remembered
The intrepid first bishop of the Diocese of Marquette, Michigan is still venerated for his great holiness and forward-thinking attitude. […]
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What to make of Benedict XVI’s letter about Pope Francis’ theological thought?
The brief and perfunctorily courteous note from the Pope emeritus was just that, and there’s no reason to try and make the letter say what […]
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Learning from the White Rose
How did young people once active in the Hitler Youth come to recognize the evil of the Nazi regime and risk their lives to oppose […]
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Modernity and the monster of materialism
We moderns smile condescendingly on the ancients for their worship of false gods. Yet our age has fashioned gods every bit as foolish and ineffectual […]
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Cardinal Zen: Chinese Catholics’ “continuous harassments…would take volumes to be narrated.”
I would like the express my gratitude to Cardinal Zen for agreeing to answer a few questions for Catholic World Report at this crucial moment in the history of the Catholic Church in China. Over […]
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Catholicism at the bottom of the planet
A priest remembers his time ministering to those living and working in one of the world’s harshest environments. […]
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Cardinal Zen: Vatican-China proposal weakens the Church
“Better no deal than a bad deal,” the cardinal told Raymond Arroyo, host of the EWTN news show The World Over. […]