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Opinion: Mirabelli v. Bonta comes with heavy interventionist baggage

In the emergency-docket opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta issued on March 2, the Supreme Court ruled that a district-court injunction should remain in place to [...]
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Silence of the Gods chronicles the obscure paganism of eastern Europe

In the secular recounting of the history of the West, it is commonly asserted that Christianity held a many-centuries-long dominance over the peoples of Europe, [...]
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“Go to Mass and confession frequently”: Bishop Francis Malone reflects on faith, vocations, family

Bishop Francis Malone, 75, has served as Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, since 2020. Shreveport is the northernmost of the seven dioceses of Louisiana and serves [...]
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Catholic theologians urge Trump to follow just war doctrine as Iran conflict continues

The U.S. and Israel launched joint military strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran last weekend, prompting the regime to retaliate with drone and missile [...]
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SCOTUS decision on “transitioning” policies is a victory for parental rights

The Supreme Court’s March 2, 2026, decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta is another significant win for parental rights. A divided Court, in its 6-3 unsigned per [...]

“Go to Mass and confession frequently”: Bishop Francis Malone reflects on faith, vocations, family

Features

Jim Graves March 5, 2026 6

Bishop Francis Malone, 75, has served as Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, since 2020. Shreveport is the northernmost of the seven dioceses of Louisiana and serves nearly 40,000 Catholics. Shreveport borders Arkansas to its north, with [...]

Instrumentality in Sin and Silicon

Analysis

Christopher M. Reilly March 4, 2026 9

The use and proliferation of artificial intelligence technology (AI) can generate vice and, ultimately, sin. Not always, for AI is a fascinating product of human creativity that promises many practical benefits as well as harmful [...]

Essay

J.J. Scarisbrick, Life’s Happy Warrior—Requiescat in pace

Edward Short March 3, 2026 6

John Joseph Scarisbrick, MBE, died peacefully on Saturday, February 28th, at 5:40 am with his two beloved daughters, Emma and Sarah, by his side. A towering figure in English Catholic life for over sixty years, [...]

Columns

Immigration, enforcement, and Catholics

James Kalb March 2, 2026 71

Effectively, open borders are a bad idea. That’s true whether they result from explicit policy or from failure to enforce the law effectively. The population of the world outside the United States is about 8 [...]

Columns

Pope Leo, the Joshua Tree, and the Paschal Mystery

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. February 28, 2026 8

I recently returned from delivering a lecture at the annual Los Angeles religious education congress and, as is my custom when possible, turned it into a “bring-a-kid-to-work” adventure. This time, my middle-school daughter and I [...]

Essay

The State of Our Divided Union

Marcus Peter February 27, 2026 34

I was rather disappointed in the recent State of the Union address, but not for the reasons many readers might think. I believe that most Americans watched it the way one watches a meticulously overproduced [...]

Features

Pro-life activist questions inclusion of Candace Owens in speaker’s bureau

Anna Farrow February 26, 2026 126

Amanda Achtman is a Canadian Catholic pro-life advocate. Ethics Director for Canadian Physicians for Life and founder of the Dying to Meet You project, Achtman has built a reputation for herself as an articulate and [...]

Features

“We need to know where we are going”: An interview with Bishop Erik Varden

Carl E. Olson February 25, 2026 19

Editor’s note: This interview, originally published at CWR on November 14, 2024, is reposted as an introduction to those readers who want to know more about Bishop Erik Varden, who has been leading the Lenten [...]

Immigration, enforcement, and Catholics

James Kalb March 2, 2026 71

Effectively, open borders are a bad idea. That’s true whether they result from explicit policy or from failure to enforce the law effectively. The population of the world outside the United States is about 8 [...]
Pope Leo, the Joshua Tree, and the Paschal Mystery

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. February 28, 2026 8
Making sense of Donald Trump

James Kalb February 2, 2026 240

The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 130

Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three U.S. cardinals ignored Archbishop Coakley’s [...]
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 151
The Future of Synodality

Carl E. Olson September 7, 2025 56

Opinion: Mirabelli v. Bonta comes with heavy interventionist baggage

Silence of the Gods chronicles the obscure paganism of eastern Europe

“Go to Mass and confession frequently”: Bishop Francis Malone reflects on faith, vocations, family

Catholic theologians urge Trump to follow just war doctrine as Iran conflict continues

SCOTUS decision on “transitioning” policies is a victory for parental rights

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