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New Vatican constitution corrects Francis-era anomaly, experts say

Pope Leo XIV’s new Fundamental Law removes language linking papal sovereignty over Vatican City to the Petrine office and allows laypeople to lead the city-state’s governing commission. […]
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Not just another book about abortion: An Interview with Stephen Bujno

Stephen Bujno holds a PhD in philosophy and an MA in philosophical anthropology, the field that grounds his new book’s central argument. He is a [...]
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Blessed grapes and hymns of glory: The Feast of the Transfiguration in the East

Contemplation of Christological events, like the Transfiguration, provides a wealth of liturgical poetry and hymnography in the Eastern Church […]
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The Odyssey is proof that old things still matter—maybe more than ever

Unless you’ve been living in a cave blocked by a rock (and if so, maybe get out of there), you’ve heard about, and likely have [...]
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The work ethic incarnate

In his June 2 Wall Street Journal column, Jason L. Riley noted a disturbing trend in our American moment: “According to the Department of Labor, 1 in [...]

Not just another book about abortion: An Interview with Stephen Bujno

Books

Peter M.J. Stravinskas August 6, 2026 5

Stephen Bujno holds a PhD in philosophy and an MA in philosophical anthropology, the field that grounds his new book’s central argument. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor of philosophy at Villanova University, where he [...]

The Odyssey is proof that old things still matter—maybe more than ever

Features

Matthew Becklo August 5, 2026 9

Unless you’ve been living in a cave blocked by a rock (and if so, maybe get out of there), you’ve heard about, and likely have already seen, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. The adaptation of Homer’s three-thousand-year-old [...]

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31 Christians killed in Nigeria, including eleven children and a Catholic priest

Ngala Killian Chimtom August 4, 2026 9

CWR-Yaounde: A devastating wave of violence has once again shattered communities across Nigeria’s Middle Belt, claiming the lives of at least 31 Christians in separate, brutal attacks. In the latest large-scale massacre, 30 Christians, including [...]

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To Live & AI in L.A.

Joseph F. Martin August 2, 2026 14

Southern California. I recently returned for my first visit there in nearly twenty years. Why do I love the West Coast? Let me count the ways. Sweeping vistas, energized pop culture, and the sense of [...]

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Jesus autem tacebat: Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part Three

Larry Chapp July 31, 2026 30

“But Jesus remained silent”— Matthew 26:63 Pope Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas Primas (1925), affirmed the doctrine of the social kingship of Christ. He thereby kicked back against the tide of the modern political [...]

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Sold on a promise: How a Catholic network is rescuing Africa’s trafficked youth

Ngala Killian Chimtom July 30, 2026 2

“I held my mother and siblings in a warm, tearful embrace of hope,” Pauline (not her real name) recalls. She pauses, offering a wan and ashy smile as the memory of November 23, 2016, washes [...]

Features

On Twenty Years of Twitter—er, X

Marcus Peter July 29, 2026 13

Twenty years ago, a small social media platform called Twitter was launched into public life. Few imagined that a service built around brief updates would become one of the principal architects of modern consciousness through [...]

Essay

An Educational Perfect Storm

Dr. Randall B. Smith July 27, 2026 39

The 1991 “perfect storm,” made famous by the movie of that name starring George Clooney, resulted from a rare collision of three distinct weather systems that converged to create an exceptionally massive and destructive storm. [...]

Jesus autem tacebat: Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part Three

Larry Chapp July 31, 2026 30

“But Jesus remained silent”— Matthew 26:63 Pope Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas Primas (1925), affirmed the doctrine of the social kingship of Christ. He thereby kicked back against the tide of the modern political [...]
Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part Two

Larry Chapp July 17, 2026 25
The mind of Christ and the limits of human logic

James V. Schall, S.J. July 12, 2026 3

Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 180

“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 153

New Vatican constitution corrects Francis-era anomaly, experts say

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The Odyssey is proof that old things still matter—maybe more than ever

The work ethic incarnate

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