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Catholic leaders in Nigeria debate impact of ISIS strikes on 2027 presidential election

Two distinguished Church leaders in Nigeria have offered contrasting interpretations of the impact of the U.S. strikes targeting ISIS in Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025. [...]
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Opinion: Alex Pretti didn’t have to die

By now, the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has been converted into a digital spectacle, parsed, dissected, meme-ified, and moralized across social media platforms. [...]
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‘Crux’: A reflective journey through Lent, led by Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR

The 40 days of Lent point us to the cross and to the hope and joy of Easter Sunday. During the fast-approaching Lenten season, it [...]
Essay

Remembering Cardinal Mercier (1851–1926): Thomist, Ecumenist, Mariologist

This year marks the centenary of the death of Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier of Belgium, who died on January 23, 1926. Priest, Archbishop, Cardinal Born in 1851 [...]
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The great light is “Christ our Lord and the brightness of the gospel preaching”

Readings: • Isa 8:23-9:3 • Psa 27:1, 4, 13-14 • 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 • Mt 4:12-23 Take a moment and make an inventory of [...]

Remembering Cardinal Mercier (1851–1926): Thomist, Ecumenist, Mariologist

Essay

Robert Fastiggi January 25, 2026 11

This year marks the centenary of the death of Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier of Belgium, who died on January 23, 1926. Priest, Archbishop, Cardinal Born in 1851 in the French-speaking region of Brabant, Belgium, Mercier entered the diocesan [...]

On the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church

Essay

Peter M.J. Stravinskas January 24, 2026 7

This Sunday celebrates the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church. We are also fast approaching the onset of Lent. With that in mind, I would like to urge you [...]

Features

Archbishop Gänswein: With Pope Leo, “normality” is returning to the Vatican

EWTN News January 23, 2026 101

In an exclusive interview with EWTN News, Pope Benedict XVI’s former secretary said “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican with Pope Leo XIVJan 23, 2026 / 06:27 am (CNA). Archbishop Georg Gänswein says last [...]

Books

“It is in the sacrament of the Eucharist where we profit from His Passion”

Paul Senz January 22, 2026 12

The Eucharist is at the heart of our lives as Catholics, a truth that the Church has long recognized and celebrated. But what does that mean? What role does the Eucharist play in our lives? [...]

Editorial

The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 114

Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three U.S. cardinals ignored Archbishop Coakley’s [...]

Essay

Islam, Iran, and the separation of church and state

Marcus Peter January 20, 2026 12

Public debate surrounding the turmoil in Iran is increasing, and rightly so. Unfortunately, I have observed an increasing default to a tired conclusion, namely that religion itself represents a corrosive threat to political order and [...]

Essay

When words mean anything, they mean nothing(ness)

Kenneth Craycraft January 19, 2026 12

Over the course of a few days in mid-January, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) heard oral argument in a major Title IX case, a U.S. Senate committee held a hearing about the danger of chemical abortions, and [...]

Features

The “Old Mass” and the “Novus Ordo” Mass: Irreconcilable differences?

Father Jerry J. Pokorsky January 18, 2026 182

Editor’s note: This essay was posted originally at CWR on July 3, 2022. “Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” (Col. 3:21) The relationship between the preconciliar and postconciliar forms of Mass [...]

Ratzinger v. Kasper: Why the debate matters even more today

Larry Chapp January 17, 2026 29

December 31, 2025, marked the third anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict XVI. Perhaps, therefore, now is as good a time as any to look back and reflect on his legacy. But why yet [...]
Renewal and the Council: A lawyer’s perspective

James Kalb January 12, 2026 33
Pierre Manent’s challenge to the West is sophisticated, unbound by mere nostalgia

Andrew Petiprin January 8, 2026 6

The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 114

Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three U.S. cardinals ignored Archbishop Coakley’s [...]
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 151
The Future of Synodality

Carl E. Olson September 7, 2025 56

Catholic leaders in Nigeria debate impact of ISIS strikes on 2027 presidential election

Opinion: Alex Pretti didn’t have to die

‘Crux’: A reflective journey through Lent, led by Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR

Remembering Cardinal Mercier (1851–1926): Thomist, Ecumenist, Mariologist

The great light is “Christ our Lord and the brightness of the gospel preaching”

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Remembering Cardinal Mercier (1851–1926): Thomist, Ecumenist, Mariologist

On the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church

Archbishop Gänswein: With Pope Leo, “normality” is returning to the Vatican

“It is in the sacrament of the Eucharist where we profit from His Passion”

The Politics of Three Cardinals

Islam, Iran, and the separation of church and state

When words mean anything, they mean nothing(ness)

The “Old Mass” and the “Novus Ordo” Mass: Irreconcilable differences?

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Ratzinger v. Kasper: Why the debate matters even more today

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The Politics of Three Cardinals

Archbishop Gänswein: With Pope Leo, “normality” is returning to the Vatican

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Recovering the truth about the body in a “liquid” age

“It is in the sacrament of the Eucharist where we profit from His Passion”

Recovering the truth about the body in a “liquid” age

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Remembering Cardinal Mercier (1851–1926): Thomist, Ecumenist, Mariologist

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Islam, Iran, and the separation of church and state

Walk for Life West Coast and OneLife LA to hold events on January 24, 2026

The New Saints and Blesseds of 2025

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