The Dispatch
McCarrick, the bishops, and unanswered questions
By JD Flynn of CNA […]
USCCB
Features
Archbishop Kurtz: Religious Liberty Week is about the Gospel, is meant to “inspire a culture”
“It has been difficult,” says the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee for Religious Liberty, “as we’re swimming upstream in this culture. Some people think religious […]
Analysis
Making sense of U.S. immigration law, enforcement, and the current crisis
The teachings of the Magisterium mostly vindicate Sessions’s policies in interpreting and enforcing American law. At the same time, these teachings strongly suggest grave deficiencies […]
The Dispatch
The question behind the question
I have believed for some time that this issue of how we communicate is perhaps as important as what we communicate—that is, if we are […]
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Upcoming SCOTUS cases raise serious questions about religious freedom, First Amendment rights
And as these cases work their way through the judicial process, observers are conscious of an even larger question about the Supreme Court. […]
Features
Bishop Paprocki discusses background, decision regarding Sen. Durbin
“Senator Durbin was once pro-life,” says the Bishop of Springfield, Illinois. “He changed somewhere along the line. I hope he comes back to his roots. […]
The Dispatch
The problem is not “Islamophobia” but ignorance of Islam
An Open Letter to Bishop Joseph Bambera, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee for Interreligious Affairs […]
Editorial
Catholics aren’t obsessed with sex—they are obsessed with life
There seems little doubt, at this point, that 2018 is going to witness yet another great clash over Paul VI’s encyclical—arguably the most contested and […]
Features
Archbishop Naumann: “If the Church is silent on the destruction of life, we’re being negligent”
The recently elected USCCB’s head of the Committee of Pro-Life Activities discusses his many years of service in the pro-life cause, preaching about abortion, pro-abortion Catholic […]
The Dispatch
Black Elk and the need for catechists
There is an army of volunteers across our country who give generously of their time to pass on the faith to our young people, but […]