In the years since Vatican Council II, American Catholics and Jews have pursued a positive dialogue aimed, among other things, at exploring areas of common ground. Far from positive, but a crucial area of shared […]
Via Vatican Radio: The Holy See Press Office has confirmed a Consistory to create new Cardinals will be held next February. Pope Francis had informed both the Council of Cardinals and the Council of the […]
The NSA is denying reports that it tapped the phones of top Vatican officials and cardinals—including then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio—before and during the conclave that would elect the Argentinian prelate pope. The allegations against the […]
The children from the Sunday School fill up the first couple of benches, and when the rector leads the singing of the Angelus, their young voices pipe up eagerly in the response: “The angel of […]
As civil war continues to rage in Syria, Christian communities with ancient roots in the country stand in the crossfire between the Syrian government and the rebel forces. Below is an account of several days […]
We don’t link to BuzzFeed much around here—but this is just too cute. And should bring a smile to the face of any parent who has ever chased a child up the aisle (or on […]
Today the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Leonard P. Blair the new archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut. Bishop Blair, 64, has served as bishop of Toledo, Ohio since 2003, and will succeed Archbishop […]
Forty years after Roe v. Wade, we are just now learning the back history to the Supreme Court decision that allowed abortion on demand to become a national policy. In his insightful and well-researched new […]
Today a federal judge ruled that part of a Texas abortion law passed this summer is unconstitutional. Judge Lee Yeakel struck down the portion of the law that requires a physician performing abortions have admitting […]
Recently, Alvino-Mario Fantini, editor of “The European Conservative”, wrote in Catholic World Report about the joyous celebration in St. Andrews, Scotland, of the 60th anniversary of Russell Kirk’s seminal work, The Conservative Mind. Kirk’s book, […]
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