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Nigerian priest regains freedom after three months in terrorist captivity

A Nigerian Catholic priest who was kidnapped three months ago has been freed. Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, a parish priest of Holy Trinity Parish of Nigeria’s [...]
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Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking

The pope addressed parliamentarians and representatives from across Europe, Central Asia and North America participating in a conference on illicit drugs hosted by the Italian Parliament. […]
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My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

Editor’s note: Part One of this essay can be read here. —————— Wait, we’re not home yet, though. The journey’s not over. Less than a [...]
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America’s Papal Moment

“All roads lead to Rome.” This proverbial saying from the ancient empire remained true even as Jesus’ disciples made their way across the world. The [...]
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SSPX is choosing the path of schism

The Catholic Church has a simple principle that ecclesial revolutionaries keep finding impressively difficult to understand: obedience to legitimate authority belongs to communion and covenant [...]

My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

Essay

Amy Welborn May 14, 2026 6

Editor’s note: Part One of this essay can be read here. —————— Wait, we’re not home yet, though. The journey’s not over. Less than a week later, I was back in a car. A rental [...]

On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

Chapp's Schtick

Larry Chapp May 13, 2026 39

On the anniversary of his election, and with a year of the papacy under his belt, it is fair to say that Pope Leo would make, as a friend of mine has stated, a “good [...]

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Natural Law and Evangelization

L. Joseph Hebert May 12, 2026 6

Recently, there has been a notable upsurge in adult conversions to the Catholic faith, even amidst a long-term decline in religious affiliation. Heartening as it is, this glimmer of hope raises a question for those [...]

Features

Polygamy remains a point of contention with the Church in many African nations

Ngala Killian Chimtom May 11, 2026 19

(CWR | Yaounde) Pope Leo XIV’s recent visit to Africa has reignited debate over the Church’s pastoral approach to polygamy. During an April 16, 2026, address at St. Joseph’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Bamenda, Fon Fru [...]

Analysis

Judge bans statues of St. Florian, Michael the Archangel from public safety building

Charles J. Russo May 10, 2026 33

There is controversy in Massachusetts, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, with Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. These organizations sued the City of Quincy and [...]

Essay

My Last Pope (Probably): Part One of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

Amy Welborn May 9, 2026 35

A few days after Pope Francis died, I drove from Alabama to Wyoming. The ostensible reason for the journey was not to sit mobile shiva for the dead pontiff, but simply the delivery of my [...]

Essay

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

Matthew Becklo May 7, 2026 32

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

Homosexuality and Authentic Freedom

Dr. Mark Lowery May 6, 2026 106

The tragic impasse that exists in our culture on the issue of homosexuality stems from two errors. […]

On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

Larry Chapp May 13, 2026 39

On the anniversary of his election, and with a year of the papacy under his belt, it is fair to say that Pope Leo would make, as a friend of mine has stated, a “good [...]
The SSPX is now on a clear and direct collision course with Rome

Larry Chapp April 28, 2026 152
In gratitude for the Ordinariate

Larry Chapp April 8, 2026 59

Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 163

“Indeed it is through chastity that we are gathered together and led back to the unity from which we were fragmented into multiplicity.” — Saint Augustine, Confessions (quoted in CCC 2340) “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by [...]
The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 131
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 151

Nigerian priest regains freedom after three months in terrorist captivity

Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking

My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

America’s Papal Moment

SSPX is choosing the path of schism

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My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

Natural Law and Evangelization

Polygamy remains a point of contention with the Church in many African nations

Judge bans statues of St. Florian, Michael the Archangel from public safety building

My Last Pope (Probably): Part One of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

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

Homosexuality and Authentic Freedom

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On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

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Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

“God is alive and well in the modern medical center”

Amid war and migration, Pope Leo XIV to bring message of religious freedom to North Africa

Disenchantment or Desecration? An interview with Carl R. Trueman

A new history of the unrecognized martyrs of the Christian militia orders

“God is alive and well in the modern medical center”

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My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

Natural Law and Evangelization

My Last Pope (Probably): Part One of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue

Polygamy remains a point of contention with the Church in many African nations

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