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What, exactly, is a “listening Church”? And what does synodality mean today?

Synodality remains a featured project of the contemporary Church under the papacy of Pope Leo XIV. But it remains to be seen what Leo plans [...]
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Church leaders call for prayers as pre-election violence rocks Nigeria

Nigerians will head to the polls on January 16, 2027, in a twin election to elect their president and members of parliament. Nineteen candidates will [...]
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Saint Frances Cabrini: Victim or Victor?

I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know him or have forgotten [...]
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The gift of adoption: One mother’s love can change two families forever

Throughout the month of November, we celebrate one of the most selfless acts imaginable by a mom: giving birth to her child and placing her [...]
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Republicans demand more progress in halting Christian persecution in Nigeria

Lawmakers discussed Nigeria’s designation as a country of particular concern for religious persecution and expressed concern about the slow pace of progress. […]

What, exactly, is a “listening Church”? And what does synodality mean today?

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Larry Chapp November 13, 2026 1

Synodality remains a featured project of the contemporary Church under the papacy of Pope Leo XIV. But it remains to be seen what Leo plans on doing with it, and so the debates and controversies [...]

“Instructions Before Visiting Earth” and the Taming of Gnosticism

Analysis

Matthew Becklo November 12, 2026 4

“In the event that you wake up and find your soul separated from source and manifest into material form, don’t panic. Your condition is only temporary.” So begins “Instructions Before Visiting Earth,” a poem by [...]

Books

New book by a Jesuit priest and a convert addresses “most asked” questions

Paul Senz November 11, 2026 12

Saint Anselm of Canterbury described theology as fides quaerens intellectum–faith seeking understanding. Father Robert Spitzer, SJ, and Carl E. Olson have written a worthy contribution to the understanding-seeking effort: The Most Asked Questions about Faith, [...]

Essay

To Make All Things New

Jayd Henricks November 10, 2026 23

Ecclesia semper reformanda est: the Church is always in need of reform. Few phrases have been invoked more often since the Second Vatican Council, and few have been asked to carry so many contradictory agendas. [...]

Features

A Conspiracy of the Faithful

Kevin Kijewski November 9, 2026 20

When Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced in November 2025 that every parish in the Archdiocese of Detroit would be restructured, the Archdiocese’s own newspaper reported his promise of a process “transparent, inclusive and open to all [...]

Analysis

Supreme Court likely to uphold religious freedom in education in Colorado

Charles J. Russo November 6, 2026 4

On November 3, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish, Littleton, Colorado v. Roy, a case with potentially far-reaching implications for the First Amendment right to the free exercise of [...]

Columns

Natural law, modern equality, and more on turning the corner

James Kalb November 5, 2026 26

Last month, I wrote a bit about the renewal of family life as part of overall social renewal. I said it would require men and women to see each other as complementary, so they would [...]

Books

Priming the soul for the mystery and miraculous nature of life in Christ

Paul Senz November 4, 2026 1

Fairy tales have been part of the Christian tradition for a long, long time, and some of the most brilliant and insightful minds have opined on their importance. J.R.R. Tolkien, in his marvelous essay “On [...]

What, exactly, is a “listening Church”? And what does synodality mean today?

Larry Chapp November 13, 2026 1

Synodality remains a featured project of the contemporary Church under the papacy of Pope Leo XIV. But it remains to be seen what Leo plans on doing with it, and so the debates and controversies [...]
Natural law, modern equality, and more on turning the corner

James Kalb November 5, 2026 26
Amoris Laetitia in 2026 and the deeper crisis of faith today

Larry Chapp October 22, 2026 44

Reading Saint Paul in a Time of Synodality

Carl E. Olson August 6, 2026 22

“The Apostle Paul, an outstanding and almost inimitable yet stimulating figure, stands before us as an example of total dedication to the Lord and to his Church, as well as of great openness to humanity [...]
Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 180
The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 132

What, exactly, is a “listening Church”? And what does synodality mean today?

Church leaders call for prayers as pre-election violence rocks Nigeria

Saint Frances Cabrini: Victim or Victor?

The gift of adoption: One mother’s love can change two families forever

Republicans demand more progress in halting Christian persecution in Nigeria

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What, exactly, is a “listening Church”? And what does synodality mean today?

“Instructions Before Visiting Earth” and the Taming of Gnosticism

New book by a Jesuit priest and a convert addresses “most asked” questions

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Supreme Court likely to uphold religious freedom in education in Colorado

Priming the soul for the mystery and miraculous nature of life in Christ

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What, exactly, is a “listening Church”? And what does synodality mean today?

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