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Mothers in NY file suit over teacher’s use of explicit materials in art class

Two mothers in Watertown, New York, have filed suit in a federal trial court, challenging school officials for allowing the teacher to expose their children [...]
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A Church that goes out to the hungry and brokenhearted

My first ministry job was teaching high school theology, and in my first year, I was assigned a semester-long morality class for an unruly group [...]
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‘From despair to serenity’: The Italian nun saving women from human trafficking

Sister Carla Venditti of the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps women and girls who are victims of human trafficking. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Giulio Gargiullo

CNA Staff, Dec 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Some women, forced into prostitution by violen… […]
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The Holy Family and the unity of God’s family

Readings: • Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 • Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 • Col 3:12-21 • Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 There’s no doubt that the family is under [...]
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Nigerian Christians react to U.S. bombings of ISIS targets

The Trump administration has followed through on an earlier warning to use military force to protect Nigerian Christians if the Nigerian government failed to do [...]

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Tim Glemkowski December 27, 2025 5

My first ministry job was teaching high school theology, and in my first year, I was assigned a semester-long morality class for an unruly group of sophomores. It was a good Catholic school, but, like [...]

Nigerian Christians react to U.S. bombings of ISIS targets

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Ngala Killian Chimtom December 26, 2025 7

The Trump administration has followed through on an earlier warning to use military force to protect Nigerian Christians if the Nigerian government failed to do so. On Christmas Eve, the U.S. military bombed ISIS targets [...]

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“God from God, Light from light, true God from true God …”

Peter M.J. Stravinskas December 25, 2025 2

Editor’s note: This homily was preached, in slightly different form, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, Manhattan, on Christmas 2025. ————- Let me set the stage for our reflection on this glorious Solemnity of [...]

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Nigerian Christians again face threats of deadly attacks during Christmas

Ngala Killian Chimtom December 23, 2025 2

A US-based humanitarian organization has issued a grave warning that armed groups are planning coordinated attacks against Christian communities in northern Nigeria during the Christmas period. The non-profit organization, Equipping the Persecuted, provides essential support [...]

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New book examines the relationship between Judaism and the Catholic Church

Paul Senz December 22, 2025 59

The historical relationship between Judaism and Catholicism is complex. Deep and abiding theological differences endure, and yet Jesus himself said that “salvation comes from the Jews” (Jn 4:22), and Pope Pius XI said that, “Spiritually, [...]

Essay

Persona humana at Fifty: Why the Church’s sexual ethics still matter today

John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. December 21, 2025 63

December 29th will mark the fiftieth anniversary of Persona humana, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s (CDF) “Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics.” Issued in 1975, the document reaffirmed Catholic teaching on [...]

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St. Joseph’s doubt and the angel’s gift

Carl E. Olson December 20, 2025 2

Readings: • Isa 7:10-14 • Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 • Rom 1:1-7 • Mt 1:18-24 Looking on thee, O Unwedded One, and dreading a hidden wedlock, O Sinless One, the chaste Joseph was riven in [...]

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Bishop James V. Johnston: “Make time to be quiet in the presence of the Lord. Go to Adoration…”

Jim Graves December 19, 2025 11

Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., 66, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the oldest of four children. He attended Catholic schools through high school, and then earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of [...]

The “True” Islam

James V. Schall, S.J. December 14, 2025 50

I. Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Vatican II, states that the Mohammedans “profess their faith as the faith of Abraham, and with us they worship the one, merciful God who will [...]
Equality and the American Founding: A Catholic perspective

Dr. Christopher Shannon December 11, 2025 33
Vatican II at 60

Larry Chapp December 8, 2025 101

The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 151

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released today a “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation” (Mater Populi Fidelis), and it has raised a few eyebrows along with [...]
The Future of Synodality

Carl E. Olson September 7, 2025 54
Liberal Catholic slanders and the election of 2024

Carl E. Olson November 20, 2024 130

Mothers in NY file suit over teacher’s use of explicit materials in art class

A Church that goes out to the hungry and brokenhearted

‘From despair to serenity’: The Italian nun saving women from human trafficking

The Holy Family and the unity of God’s family

Nigerian Christians react to U.S. bombings of ISIS targets

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Nigerian Christians react to U.S. bombings of ISIS targets

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Nigerian Christians again face threats of deadly attacks during Christmas

New book examines the relationship between Judaism and the Catholic Church

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