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German parish’s ‘Harry Potter’ church service sparks Catholic outcry

A parish in Germany is facing opposition over plans for a Harry Potter-themed ecumenical service inside a consecrated church, with critics warning of desecration and occult imagery. […]
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New Catholic dating app marries matchmaking tradition with digital era

Emily Wilson Hussem is an internationally recognized Catholic speaker, best-selling author of seven books, and YouTuber who shares her faith both online and at events around [...]
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Vatican to meet with SSPX after announcement of unauthorized episcopal consecrations

Planned consecrations could trigger automatic excommunication and deepen rupture with Rome. […]
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The spiritual drama of Moses the Black undermined by weak script

Distribution Service: Fathom Entertainment MPAA Rating: R (violence, profanity, intensity) Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 reels Producer, writer, and director Yelena Popovic, who is [...]
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“We think as well as we read, and we read as well as we kneel!”

Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous books, including biographies of G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Oscar Wilde, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, William Shakespeare, and more, and is the editor of the Ignatius [...]

New Catholic dating app marries matchmaking tradition with digital era

Features

Rachel Hoover Canto February 5, 2026 1

Emily Wilson Hussem is an internationally recognized Catholic speaker, best-selling author of seven books, and YouTuber who shares her faith both online and at events around the globe. After pioneering social media matchmaking posts and seeing [...]

“We think as well as we read, and we read as well as we kneel!”

Books

Carl E. Olson February 4, 2026 6

Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous books, including biographies of G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Oscar Wilde, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, William Shakespeare, and more, and is the editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions series. He has written books about literature, including Literature: What [...]

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An Open Letter to Couples Living with Infertility

Sister Renée Mirkes February 3, 2026 5

When some of my ethics clients describe their frustration in dealing with infertility, they often borrow a phrase from childhood: “I feel like I’m about to cry uncle.” The right way to translate that admission? [...]

Columns

Making sense of Donald Trump

James Kalb February 2, 2026 161

We live in unusual times, and Donald Trump is, to put it mildly, an unusual politician. We need to understand him to deal with him, and with that in mind, I will present my own [...]

Books

A “spiritual entertainment” inspired by faith, international intrigue, and Cardinal Zen

Paul Senz February 1, 2026 2

Crafting an interesting story is more difficult than simply pulling something from today’s headlines. However, in the hands of a gifted storyteller, current events can be an inspiration for profoundly interesting and edifying stories. David [...]

Columns

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and the road to recovery

Andrew Petiprin January 31, 2026 2

Guillermo del Toro was born to make a Frankenstein movie. Growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, he divided his time between the Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima and local cinemas, where he was exposed early on [...]

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The truth about Venerable Mary Ward, proto-religious sister and future Saint

Dawn Beutner January 30, 2026 12

Few American Catholics have ever heard of Mary Ward. The more recent books and articles about her tend to portray her as a proto-feminist, a seventeenth-century Catholic woman who spent her life fighting for the [...]

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Modernism revisited and ressourcement theology defended

Larry Chapp January 29, 2026 86

As most close observers of Catholicism today are no doubt aware, there has arisen over the past 15 years or so a movement that goes by the rather vague moniker of “radical traditionalism”. The exact [...]

Making sense of Donald Trump

James Kalb February 2, 2026 161

We live in unusual times, and Donald Trump is, to put it mildly, an unusual politician. We need to understand him to deal with him, and with that in mind, I will present my own [...]
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and the road to recovery

Andrew Petiprin January 31, 2026 2
Modernism revisited and ressourcement theology defended

Larry Chapp January 29, 2026 86

The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 123

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

German parish’s ‘Harry Potter’ church service sparks Catholic outcry

New Catholic dating app marries matchmaking tradition with digital era

Vatican to meet with SSPX after announcement of unauthorized episcopal consecrations

The spiritual drama of Moses the Black undermined by weak script

“We think as well as we read, and we read as well as we kneel!”

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New Catholic dating app marries matchmaking tradition with digital era

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Making sense of Donald Trump

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