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Articles by Carl E. Olson

About Carl E. Olson

Carl E. Olson is editor of Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight. He is the author of Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?, Will Catholics Be "Left Behind"?, co-editor/contributor to Called To Be the Children of God, co-author of The Da Vinci Hoax (Ignatius), and author of the "Catholicism" and "Priest Prophet King" Study Guides for Bishop Robert Barron/Word on Fire. His recent books on Lent and Advent—Praying the Our Father in Lent (2021) and Prepare the Way of the Lord (2021)—are published by Catholic Truth Society. He is also a contributor to "Our Sunday Visitor" newspaper, "The Catholic Answer" magazine, "The Imaginative Conservative", "The Catholic Herald", "National Catholic Register", "Chronicles", and other publications. Follow him on Twitter @carleolson.

Pope Benedict XVI’s annual “State of the World” address

January 10, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

From the address, available on the Vatican website: Truly the world is gloomy wherever it is not brightened by God’s light! Truly the world is dark wherever men and women no longer acknowledge their bond […]

The illogical creed of Krauthammer’s hopeless, agnostic conservatism

January 9, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

Charles Krauthammer is a very smart man. He majored in political science and economics at McGill University, was a Commonwealth Scholar in Politics at Oxford, and then graduated from Harvard (M.D.) in 1975. He practiced […]

More evidence that Pope Pius XII saved countless Jews

January 9, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

From a new piece just posted online by Inside the Vatican magazine: “And now, my Jewish friend, go with the protection of the Lord, and never forget, you must always be proud to be a […]

“Experts” waking up to Hollywood’s pedophile problem

January 9, 2012 Carl E. Olson 1

Deacon Greg Kendra has posted a link to and excerpt from a January 8th Los Angeles Times piece, “Child sexual abuse cases in Hollywood attract attention”, which breaks news that is probably surprising only to […]

Surprising Catholic Endorsements?

January 8, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

From yesterday’s edition of The New York Times: MANCHESTER, N.H. — Five former ambassadors to the Vatican endorsed Mitt Romney on Saturday, choosing a Mormon over two Roman Catholic rivals in the race for the […]

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan to be named a Cardinal

January 6, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

Here is the official announcement, on the Archdiocese of New York website. More from the New York Times: Eight of the ten archbishops in the history of the New York archdiocese have been named cardinals, […]

Two Key Misconceptions about the Boston Scandal

January 5, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

Editor’s note: The following post was written by Philip F. Lawler, editor emeritus of Catholic World Report. He is the editor of Catholic World News (cwnews.com) and author of The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of […]

Protestant, Jewish leaders also oppose contraceptive-coverage mandate

January 5, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

As reported by the Associated Baptist Press: More than 60 Protestant and Orthodox Jewish religious leaders wrote the White House Dec. 21 asking President Obama not to implement a mandate requiring all private insurers to […]

A Year of Planned Barrenhood: 329,455 abortions and 841 adoption “referrals”

January 5, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

The Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has released its 2009-2010 annual report, and the numbers are big, especially the number of babies killed and the amount of money collected. CNSNews.com summarizes some of the most […]

It’s Rick Santorum’s turn, but for how long?

January 4, 2012 Carl E. Olson 0

A few weeks ago it seemed that Rick Santorum couldn’t pay the media to pay attention to his campaign. Now, having traversed the state of Iowa relentlessly for weeks on end, he has a very […]