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What will you do this month for the souls in Purgatory?

In the Catholic Church, the month of November is dedicated to praying for and “relieving the sufferings of the souls in purgatory”—also called the Church Suffering. Those [...]
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Pope Leo XIV plans to hold major meeting of cardinals in January

National Catholic Register, Nov 7, 2025 / 17:10 pm Pope Leo XIV is planning to convene an extraordinary consistory of cardinals in early January, the [...]
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Jesus Christ is the new and everlasting Temple

Readings: • Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 • Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 • 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17 • Jn 2:13-22 The great Temple of Solomon was [...]
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Supreme Court makes ruling on passports and biological sex

On Thursday, November 6th, the Supreme Court, in Trump v. Orr, upheld the federal government’s right to issue U.S. passports indicating a person’s true sex. [...]
Analysis

The Emergence of the Post-Liberal Catholic Priest

A major recent survey suggests that a new generation of Catholic priests is breaking free of the restrictive political labels of “conservative” and “liberal,” recognizing that [...]

The Emergence of the Post-Liberal Catholic Priest

Analysis

Kenneth Craycraft November 7, 2025 36

A major recent survey suggests that a new generation of Catholic priests is breaking free of the restrictive political labels of “conservative” and “liberal,” recognizing that the claims of our Faith transcend such increasingly anachronistic branding. [...]

Catholicism and the problem of political extremism

Columns

James Kalb November 6, 2025 46

Modern politics go to extremes. There are a variety of reasons for that. One is that modern thought likes to draw far-reaching conclusions from a few simple principles. In the natural sciences, where exact verification [...]

Editorial

The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 121

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released today a “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation” (Mater Populi Fidelis), and it has raised a few eyebrows along with [...]

Analysis

America’s Most Fruitful Dioceses: A Look at the Numbers

J. J. Ziegler November 3, 2025 27

The median Latin-rite diocese in the United States has one infant baptism per year for every 113 Catholics, one non-infant reception into the Church per year for every 413 Catholics, one wedding per year for [...]

Features

Catholic leader: Religious sects, terrorist groups are “two wolves “preying on African youths

Ngala Killian Chimtom November 2, 2025 4

Nelson Moda, the head of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Mozambique and a lecturer at the Catholic University of Mozambique, has described religious sects and terrorist groups as “the two wolves” that prey on the [...]

Essay

A Eucharistic Way of Life

Fr. Robert B. Imbelli November 1, 2025 5

Some fifty years ago, I spent a five-day retreat on a small island off the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. On each day of the retreat, I concentrated my meditation upon a chapter of Saint Paul’s [...]

Books

Why is a religious sister writing vampire novels? An interview with Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP

Paul Senz October 31, 2025 2

A new novel about a young woman and a mysterious vampire explores the question: Is any soul beyond saving? In The Curse He Chose, by Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP, God’s boundless mercy is on full [...]

Essay

John Henry Newman, Natural Religion, and the Mystery of Faith

Edward Short October 30, 2025 10

Editor’s note: On Monday, November 1st—All Saints’ Day—St. John Henry Newman will be proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV. This essay is published here in honor of that proclamation and the [...]

Catholicism and the problem of political extremism

James Kalb November 6, 2025 46

Modern politics go to extremes. There are a variety of reasons for that. One is that modern thought likes to draw far-reaching conclusions from a few simple principles. In the natural sciences, where exact verification [...]
Charity, liberty, and the contested history of the American story

Dr. Christopher Shannon October 26, 2025 11
On the liberal, petty, and hypocritical attacks on Bishop Robert Barron

Larry Chapp October 20, 2025 79

The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 121

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released today a “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation” (Mater Populi Fidelis), and it has raised a few eyebrows along with [...]
The Future of Synodality

Carl E. Olson September 7, 2025 52
Liberal Catholic slanders and the election of 2024

Carl E. Olson November 20, 2024 130

What will you do this month for the souls in Purgatory?

Pope Leo XIV plans to hold major meeting of cardinals in January

Jesus Christ is the new and everlasting Temple

Supreme Court makes ruling on passports and biological sex

The Emergence of the Post-Liberal Catholic Priest

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The Emergence of the Post-Liberal Catholic Priest

Catholicism and the problem of political extremism

The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

America’s Most Fruitful Dioceses: A Look at the Numbers

Catholic leader: Religious sects, terrorist groups are “two wolves “preying on African youths

A Eucharistic Way of Life

Why is a religious sister writing vampire novels? An interview with Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP

John Henry Newman, Natural Religion, and the Mystery of Faith

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Catholicism and the problem of political extremism

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The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Why is a religious sister writing vampire novels? An interview with Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP

The challenge of Saint Carlo: To love Jesus and know Him in the Eucharist

New book on Pascal’s defense of Christianity offers insights, corrections, encouragement

Why is a religious sister writing vampire novels? An interview with Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP

The challenge of Saint Carlo: To love Jesus and know Him in the Eucharist

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A Eucharistic Way of Life

John Henry Newman, Natural Religion, and the Mystery of Faith

Language, Memory, and Community

Catholic leader: Religious sects, terrorist groups are “two wolves “preying on African youths

Nigerian church leaders welcome conclusions confirming Christian genocide

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