The Dispatch
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is dull except for one sharp priest
MPAA Rating: R Reel Rating: 2 out of 5 reels The premise for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is promising; a friendly Catholic [...]
At consistory, Cardinal Zen slams synodality as ‘ironclad manipulation’ and ‘insult’ to bishops
Features
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun speaks at the Asianews Conference at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Nov. 18, 2014. – Bohumil Petrik/CNA.
Jan 10, 2026 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun delivered a forceful critique of syn… […]
Recovering the truth about the body in a “liquid” age
Books
Angela Franks, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Theology at the Catholic University of America and the President of the Academy of Catholic Theology for 2025–26. Her study and writing focus on identity, the body, the [...]
Columns
Pierre Manent’s challenge to the West is sophisticated, unbound by mere nostalgia
In the middle of the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal was not alone in worrying that his nation and continent were no longer Christian enough. Today, the idea of a Christian society is much farther removed [...]
Books
Making sense of the Leonine pontificate: An interview with Christopher R. Altieri
“To understand the depth of the issues and why Leo might be the perfect man for the job,” said Ken Craycraft in his CWR review of Christopher R. Altieri’s new book, Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic [...]
Essay
Addressing the cold lie about the “warmth of collectivism”
Bishop Robert Barron tweeted in response to Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural address last week, accomplishing something increasingly rare in public discourse, since he cut through rhetorical fog and exposed a philosophical fault line that modern politics [...]
Books
Bigger on the inside than the outside
Christmas is the season of pondering the paradox of the Incarnation itself. What was found in the stable at Bethlehem was far greater than everything outside. This is no mere poetic exaggeration. The infinite God [...]
Essay
My Christmas-tide Adventure with Mother Wilhelmina
I was quiet as my book club discussed a book of Christmas stories. As I listened, my mind roved over the busy year reaching its close. Then I remembered last December and knew I had [...]
Essay
A Cathedral Fit for Three Kings
In all my travels, I have beheld few if any more impressive sights than the breathtaking Gothic behemoth of Kölner Dom, “Cologne Cathedral,” illumined at night, bathed in golden-white light, with its twin towers rising above [...]
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The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released today a “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation” (Mater Populi Fidelis), and it has raised a few eyebrows along with [...] -
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The Pitchfork Rebel:
I'm sure anybody that disagrees with your economic ignorance is a "right wing bully". You insult yourself. And if you…
