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“Our diocese is not a slaughter slab where human beings are butchered”

Amidst ongoing preparations for the arrival of Pope Leo XVI in Cameroon, the Bishop of Kumbo Diocese has offered a chilling appraisal of the ten-year [...]
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The baby missing from today’s television storylines

As a fan of police procedurals, I recently began watching the old series CSI: Miami. An episode from Season 1 entitled “Ashes to Ashes” left me [...]
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“The blind man is the human race”

Readings: • 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a • Psa 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 • Eph 5:8-14 • Jn 9:1-41 Scripture refers many times to the [...]
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Tensions grow in Iceland as priest upholds Church’s moral teaching

A flashpoint of Catholic faith and life in the Western liberal democracies is occurring in an unusual place: Iceland. The Church has been in the [...]
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Former Vatican auditor general speaks out about his ongoing case against the Vatican

“If the Vatican finances are sound, it means that our Church will continue. If the Vatican finances are not sound, it’s going to have problems,” former Vatican auditor general Libero Milone said. […]

“Our diocese is not a slaughter slab where human beings are butchered”

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Ngala Killian Chimtom March 14, 2026 0

Amidst ongoing preparations for the arrival of Pope Leo XVI in Cameroon, the Bishop of Kumbo Diocese has offered a chilling appraisal of the ten-year separatist conflict that has devastated Cameroon’s English-speaking regions. The Holy [...]

Tensions grow in Iceland as priest upholds Church’s moral teaching

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Michael O'Shea March 13, 2026 38

A flashpoint of Catholic faith and life in the Western liberal democracies is occurring in an unusual place: Iceland. The Church has been in the headlines this month in the North Atlantic island nation, a [...]

Chapp's Schtick

On Tracey Rowland’s important Introduction to Communio Theology

Larry Chapp March 12, 2026 16

In an ancient Greek legend, Alexander the Great famously solved the challenge of untying the Gordian knot by bypassing that seemingly impossible task entirely and instead chose, simply and directly, to slice through it with [...]

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Cardinal Newman: Doctor of Catholic Education, Part One

Peter M.J. Stravinskas March 10, 2026 2

Editor’s note: The following is Part One (of two) of an address given to The Thomistic Institute of Fordham University on February 26, 2026. Introductory Remarks We are gathered in the month which marks the [...]

Books

A unique fairy tale meant to give “Escape and Consolation”

Paul Senz March 9, 2026 2

Author E.P. Cowley is a retired homeschooling mother living in southern British Columbia, Canada, who holds a master’s degree in English literature from Portland State University. Her novel, Tales from Wakken Wood, recently published by [...]

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Pondering the war on Iran

Marcus Peter March 8, 2026 35

A recent appeal from Pope Leo XIV urged patient diplomacy amid rising tensions between Western powers and the Islamic Republic of Iran. His words reflected the Church’s perennial instinct toward peace. Through long decades of [...]

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Sudanese bishops: Killings in South Sudan mark a “descent into the abyss of human depravity”

Ngala Killian Chimtom March 7, 2026 3

Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have described the recent killings in parts of South Sudan as “a fresh descent into the abyss of human depravity.” At least 178 people were killed on Sunday, [...]

Books

Silence of the Gods chronicles the obscure paganism of eastern Europe

Casey Chalk March 6, 2026 6

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, stifling (supposedly) intellectual and moral development because of its superstitious [...]

On Tracey Rowland’s important Introduction to Communio Theology

Larry Chapp March 12, 2026 16

In an ancient Greek legend, Alexander the Great famously solved the challenge of untying the Gordian knot by bypassing that seemingly impossible task entirely and instead chose, simply and directly, to slice through it with [...]
Immigration, enforcement, and Catholics

James Kalb March 2, 2026 76
Pope Leo, the Joshua Tree, and the Paschal Mystery

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. February 28, 2026 9

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

“Our diocese is not a slaughter slab where human beings are butchered”

The baby missing from today’s television storylines

“The blind man is the human race”

Tensions grow in Iceland as priest upholds Church’s moral teaching

Former Vatican auditor general speaks out about his ongoing case against the Vatican

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“Our diocese is not a slaughter slab where human beings are butchered”

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