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The Dispatch
Good Friday, Death, and Christian Life
Mary weeps at the foot of the cross, and we weep with her. But we also must not stop there. For beyond the cross of […]
Evangelium Vitae
The Dispatch
Intrinsic evil acts are stubborn things
Paraphrasing John Adams, intrinsic evil acts are stubborn things. The Fifth Commandment prohibits murder. Abortion is murder. It is always and everywhere wrong. A person who commits — or formally cooperates in a direct abortion […]
Features
Another assault on John Paul II
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II had lunch in the papal apartment with Dr. Jerome Lejeune, the renowned French pediatrician and geneticist who identified the chromosomal abnormality that causes Down Syndrome. Dr. Lejeune […]
News Briefs
VP Kamala Harris repeats claim that religious Americans can support abortion
Sen. Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California, 2019. / Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2022 / 16:23 pm (CNA).
Vice President Kamala Harris is drawing criticism for again … […]
News Briefs
Mexican diocese to deny communion to Catholic politicians who voted to legalize abortion
Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Denver Newsroom, Mar 14, 2022 / 01:47 am (CNA).
After the legislature of the Mexican state of Sinaloa voted to legalize abortion up to 13 weeks, the Diocese of Culiacán announced that Catholic politicians who voted in favor of… […]
News Briefs
Polish archbishop asks English cardinal to intervene after ruling to withdraw food and water from Catholic patient
CNA Staff, Jan 19, 2021 / 07:20 am (CNA).- A Polish archbishop asked an English cardinal on Tuesday to intervene following a U.K. court ruling allowing the withdrawal of food and water from a practicing Catholic patient.
In a letter dated Jan. 19, Arc… […]
The Dispatch
Ascension, Pentecost, and the excesses of an inefficient God
I was on sabbatical last year, and as I finished three books, several international lectures, and a bunch of other projects, my superego relentlessly pursued me with the question: “Are you doing enough?” This wretched […]
Essay
Defining Dehumanization Up
Famously, after the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II, the world spoke the words, “Never Again.” In the years since, however, you have to wonder how seriously we have taken those words. […]
Analysis
How and why the death penalty deters murder in contemporary America
Too many churchmen simply ignore the evidence that the death penalty saves lives and promotes public order. Catholic public officials charged with the care of the […]