Essay
Dr. Newman’s guide to being a good convert
The Vatican announcement that Pope Leo has approved a motion to make St. John Henry Newman the thirty-eighth Doctor of the Church elicited great joy [...]
Dr. Newman’s guide to being a good convert
Essay
The Vatican announcement that Pope Leo has approved a motion to make St. John Henry Newman the thirty-eighth Doctor of the Church elicited great joy in many Catholics, especially those who attribute their conversions, under [...]
Reflections on Pope Leo XIV’s Inaugural Message on Creation
Columns
In my last column, I reflected on Pope Leo XIV’s approval of a new liturgical formulary, the Mass for the Care of Creation, highlighting the rich opportunity it affords to renew the Church’s liturgical prayer [...]
Features
2 children killed in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic church, police say
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CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 10:41 am (CNA).
At least two victims are reportedly dead, with multiple injuries reported, after a mass shooting incident at a Minneapolis Catholic church and school. A massive police presence descen… […]
Features
Bishop Fernandes on vocations, the Latin Mass, Abp. Vigano, and developing a prayer life
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes, 52, has led the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio since 2022. He is the first bishop of Indian descent appointed a bishop in the United States. His parents are from Mumbai, [...]
Essay
The Two Hands of God
In his hugely influential work, Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses), St. Irenaeus of Lyons employs a striking image. Irenaeus speaks of the Trinity’s action in creating and redeeming as the Father employing his “two hands: the Son and [...]
Analysis
Rethinking Pope St. John Paul II’s call for a “new feminism”
In transforming culture so that it supports life, women occupy a place, in thought and action, which is unique and decisive. It depends on them to promote a “new feminism” which rejects the temptation of [...]
Essay
“A funny thing happened on my walk up Broadway”
During my encounter with a demon, described in my previous article, I was also reflecting on my belief in chastity, although I would not have used that word at first. Words such as “chastity” and [...]
Books
French historian delves into the tumultuous history of traditionalism
“…the Church, in her teaching, life and worship, perpetuates and hands on to all generations all that she herself is, all that she believes.” — Dei Verbum, 8 In 1993, from August 10 to 15, World Youth [...]
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In my last column, I reflected on Pope Leo XIV’s approval of a new liturgical formulary, the Mass for the Care of Creation, highlighting the rich opportunity it affords to renew the Church’s liturgical prayer [...] -
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The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...] -
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Donald:
The St. Michael Prayer should not be prayed publicly immediately after Mass. Nor should the rosary. Let the Mass be…
Peter D. Beaulieu:
In the Muslim world, the "germ" of Islam is identified as "fitrah," as in: "“There is not a child that…
JP:
This world must be purified for the coming of the New Heaven and New Earth. Proclaim repentence and baptism for…
