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Why Catholics can’t afford to dismiss their own history

January 5, 2020 Paul Senz 8

As one may expect of any institution with a 2,000-year history, there is no shortage of myths and misinformation regarding the history of the Catholic Church. There are tales of intrigue and espionage; conspiracy theories […]

History

The church that stands at the spot of Christ’s birth

December 23, 2019 Father Seán Connolly 7

The place rendered sacred by the birth of the Savior does not look like one would expect it to. The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem looks more like a dilapidated fortress than a basilica. […]

Analysis

A voice crying in the wilderness: On the 50th anniversary of “Humanae Vitae”

May 23, 2018 Father Seán Connolly 4

Pope Paul VI stood firm in the midst of the moral permissiveness which came under the guise of “freedom” in the 1960s, and boldly proclaimed […]

The Dispatch

An overlooked chapter in the life of Bl. Paul VI

March 30, 2018 Joanna Bogle 25

The future pope’s role in saving Jewish lives during WWII remains little known today. […]

Interview

George Weigel on the “lessons in hope” he received from John Paul II

September 18, 2017 Carl E. Olson 12

The papal biographer’s new book describes his relationship with Pope John Paul, as well as the great challenges the pope faced in the final years […]

Interview

Cardinal Ernest Simoni, the “Living Martyr” of Albania

July 19, 2017 Father Seán Connolly 10

In the consistory of November 2016, among the 17 men Pope Francis elevated to the rank of cardinal was an 88-year-old priest who was neither a bishop nor of the eligible age to vote in […]

The Dispatch

Was this 18th century priest a “Vietnamese Moses”?

July 12, 2017 Sr. Maria Thuan Nguyen 1

In his book A Vietnamese Moses: Philiphe Binh and the Geographies of Early Modern Catholicism, George E. Dutton recounts the saga of Father Philiphe Binh’s attempts to petition the Portuguese king for a new bishop […]

History

Martin Luther: True reformer or defender of erroneous conscience?

June 25, 2017 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 6

Two trials, two appeals to conscience. Trial 1: I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. […]

The Dispatch

The Fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453: A Cautionary Tale

May 29, 2017 Derya M. Little 4

An icon of the Blessed Mother looked down on me, then an atheist and former Muslim, as I visited Hagia Sophia years ago. The nave was so high that back in the day nearby residents […]

Interview

The courageous witness of “The Lion of Münster”

February 16, 2017 Sean Salai, S.J. 0

Father Daniel Utrecht, C.O., is a priest of the Oratory of St Philip Neri, Toronto. He is a graduate of the University of Dallas (B.A., Philosophy), and the University of Toronto (Ph.D., philosophy). He joined the […]

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Pope Francis’ “revolutionary style” has elicited many strong reactions since his election to the papacy in March 2013. But why has Pope Francis been considered, by many, as “revolutionary”? Yes, he has preached mercy and […]

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