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Magnifica Humanitas: The Human Person Between Glory and Fragility

May 26, 2026 Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. 7

There are many newsworthy dimensions to Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. If you’ve followed the Holy Father’s homilies, catecheses, and public addresses, the broad direction of the document is not surprising. Even so, […]

The Dispatch

The choice: Rebuild the tower of Babel or rebuild the walls of Jerusalem

May 26, 2026 Dale Ahlquist 12

The first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas (“On Safeguarding The Human Person In The Time Of Artificial Intelligence”) should of course be of interest to everyone. But it is of special interest to […]

Essay

Unity has been the master theme of Pope Leo XIV’s first year

May 7, 2026 Matthew Becklo 33

In the weeks leading up to the conclave that would elect Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, the New York Times published an article with the headline: “As Cardinals Prepare to Elect a Pope, One Motto Is ‘Unity.’ […]

Features

The Year of Saint Francis: With Insights from Franciscans

February 15, 2026 J. J. Ziegler 1

In the eleventh canto of his Paradiso, Dante wrote that there “rose upon the world a sun,” a man who shone with love for Lady Poverty, as no man had since Christ: She, reft of her first […]

Chapp's Schtick

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

January 17, 2026 Larry Chapp 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 […]

Essay

Why Catholic doctrine on sexual morality cannot change

November 22, 2025 Richard A. Spinello 57

Can the Catholic Church change her mind and teachings about sexual morality? Is it finally time to listen to progressives and abolish the ascetic elements of Christian morality, bringing Catholicism in line with the rest […]

Chapp's Schtick

Reflections on Dilexi Te, the first magisterial document of Leo XIV’s papacy

October 10, 2025 Larry Chapp 97

Pope Leo XIV’s first magisterial document of his papacy, Dilexi Te (“I have loved you”), has understandably generated a lot of interest. An apostolic exhortation is a fairly low-level document in terms of the classical criteria for […]

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