Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph has been apologizing a lot over the last few weeks for the way the diocese handled complaints about a priest who was eventually arrested on child-pornography charges. That […]
For a culture in which 70% of men aged 17-34 admit to viewing pornographic websites monthly and in which “sexting over forty” is an increasingly common feature of romantic relationships, are Anthony Weiner and his […]
Over at the UK’s Catholic Herald, William Oddie has a moving reflection on how, as a result of Anglicanorum Coetibus, the beauty of traditional Anglican spirituality is returning to the Church in which it had […]
On the CWR homepage this week, you’ll find Dr. Anthony E. Clark’s report on the condition of Catholics in China today, which appears in our June issue. Dr. Clark is an associate professor of Chinese […]
Over the weekend, Pope Benedict XVI made his 19th international trip of his pontificate, visiting Croatia for that country’s first National Day for Catholic Families. In a conversation with journalists on the plane to Croatia […]
Over at the Catholic Key – the newspaper of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph – Jack Smith has a report on a recent scandal out of that midwest diocese: the apparent mismanagement of a […]
We are pleased to present our brand spanking new Catholic World Report Blog, featuring news and commentary from CWR’s editorial staff. We hope you’ll make it a part of your daily Internet diet. We also […]
At the UK’s top festival of the arts, the annual Hay Festival, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said that he believes William Shakespeare was likely a Catholic. Unlike others who have made similar claims, however, […]
Sandro Magister’s latest column levies a rather heavy charge against Pope Benedict – that while the Holy Father writes and speaks at length and with great insight about the importance of truly beautiful, reverent liturgical […]
John Allen’s latest column gives some much-needed context and perspective on the Vatican’s recent closing of Rome’s Holy Cross in Jerusalem abbey – a story you may have seen earlier in the week under the […]
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