Why Ratzinger and Wojtyła were correct about liberation theology
By Filip Mazurczak on Sep 21, 2023 10:35 pmThe death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on the final day of 2022 presents a continued opportunity to revisit and evaluate his legacy as a theologian, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the [...]
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‘Destruction’ of ethnic Armenians is imminent, experts warn
By Catholic News Agency on Sep 21, 2023 05:08 pmMinister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan speaks during a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh at the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 21, 2023, in New York City. The security council held an emergency mee... [...]
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The upcoming Synod and the next pope
By Russell Shaw on Sep 21, 2023 02:41 pmIn case you didn’t notice, the process of choosing the next pope has begun. No, Pope Francis is still going strong, and the cardinals didn’t slip back into the Vatican under cover of night and [...]
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On the good news given us by St. Matthew
By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Sep 21, 2023 09:00 amToday the Church celebrates the feast of St. Matthew, author of the First Gospel. In the New Testament, he has two names, Levi and Matthew. It was not uncommon for Jews of the first century [...]
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Return to the agape meal: A practical step toward Eucharistic revival
By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Sep 21, 2023 04:19 amWe believe that the Eucharist draws us into communion not only with Jesus, as we receive his body, but also with our fellow Catholics, who are members of his body. Nonetheless, most Catholics feel disconnected [...]
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Two Visions of “Evangelization”
By Matthew Levering on Sep 20, 2023 07:43 pmA theological debate is being played out in the Catholic world, a debate whose ramifications are large. In its latest iteration, it began with Cardinal-elect Américo Aguiar, the Lisbon auxiliary bishop in charge of preparations [...]
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The Blessed Ulma Family and our Catholic moment
By George Weigel on Sep 20, 2023 04:00 amIt’s a rare occasion when the word “unprecedented” can be used for a Church whose history extends over two millennia. Yet something unprecedented happened in the Polish village of Markowa on September 10, when an [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, September 20, 2023
By CWR Staff on Sep 20, 2023 03:00 amBad Faith and Lacking Witness – “Ivereigh’s identification of ‘proselytism’ and ‘converting others to the Catholic Church’ is just plain ridiculous.” When Did “Conversion” Become a Dirty Word? (The Boston Pilot) Emptying Libraries – “Harry [...]
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Will anyone in Rome get to the bottom of the Rupnik/Centro Aletti business?
By Christopher R. Altieri on Sep 19, 2023 10:54 pmAfter the statement from the Rome vicariate on Monday announcing a clean bill of health for the Centro Aletti, the only question is: What do you call a whitewash that is also a coverup that [...]
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Rupnik’s victims say Diocese of Rome’s statement ‘ridicules’ their pain
By Catholic News Agency on Sep 19, 2023 10:00 pmFather Marko Rupnik. / Credit: Screen shot/ACI Prensa Rome Newsroom, Sep 19, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Victims of Father Marko Rupnik’s alleged spiritual and sexual abuse on Tuesday expressed “bewilderment” with the Diocese of Rome’s recent statem... [...]
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New book focuses on decline of marriage, restoration of the Catholic family
By Piers Shepherd on Sep 19, 2023 02:05 pmMuch has been written about the decline of marriage in our time and from many perspectives. Some studies have noted the destructive effect on children and young people, others the effects on crime and the [...]
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Battling for the souls in a soulless age
By Prof. William E. Carroll on Sep 18, 2023 10:25 pmSpeaking in Alaska on September 11, 2023, President Biden noted that the terrorists responsible for killing so many people 22 years ago “could not touch what no force, no enemy, no day ever could, and [...]
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Donald Trump calls 6-week abortion ban a ‘terrible mistake’
By Catholic News Agency on Sep 18, 2023 04:04 pmFormer President Trump addresses attendees at CPAC 2020. / Credit: Valerio Pucci/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 18, 2023 / 17:04 pm (CNA). Pro-life leaders condemned President Donald Trump for calling a six-week abortion ban a “ter... [..]
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Bible Road Trip
By Nick Olszyk on Sep 18, 2023 03:00 amMPAA Rating: Unrated at the time of this review CNS Rating: Unrated at the time of this review Reel Rating: 4 out of 5 reels Most programs that bill themselves as a “journey through the [...]
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Legal attacks mount against Massachusetts crisis pregnancy centers
By CWR Staff on Sep 17, 2023 09:58 pmCrisis pregnancy centers are institutions, often local and highly volunteer-dependent, that work to make women in crisis pregnancies aware of options and support other than abortion available to them. Individual centers offer services ranging the [...]
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Synod 2023: What has Pope Francis said about synodality?
By Catholic News Agency on Sep 17, 2023 12:15 pmPope Francis addressed pilgrims and tourists at his first outdoor general audience after the summer on Sept. 6, 2023. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Sep 17, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA). The Synod on Synodality is set to launch the first of ... [...]
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Saint Hildegard and Other Wise Virgins
By Dawn Beutner on Sep 17, 2023 03:00 amOn September 17, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), a Benedictine abbess who was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. But Saint Hildegard was more than [...]
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The life and music of St. Hildegard von Bingen, Doctor of the Church
By Paul Senz on Sep 16, 2023 09:00 pmThe life of this mystic, composer, and saint was in many ways as tumultuous as the era in which she lived. [...]
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The surreal story of a King, a con, and a false gospel about Jesus’ “wife”
By Angela Franks, Ph.D. on Sep 16, 2023 08:21 pmEvery now and then, major media outlets run breathless headlines about the discovery of Jesus’s remains or some other archeological find that supposedly disproves Christianity. As any faithful Christian could predict, such “discoveries” have never [...]
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Facing a maskless future together
By Andrew Petiprin on Sep 15, 2023 10:22 pmAre masks coming back? Let us hope not. A few weeks ago, I began to notice stray stories about how face coverings might make a return. We were told that cold and flu season was [...]
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Chinese priest convicted of ‘fraud’ for refusal to recognize state-sanctioned Church
By Catholic News Agency on Sep 15, 2023 09:50 pmChinese flags on barbed wired wall in Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang, China. / Credit: Jonathan Densford/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2023 / 18:50 pm (CNA). A Catholic priest in China was convicted of “fraud” and “impersonating religious pers... [...]
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Admitting our sinful lovelessness and need for forgiveness
By Carl E. Olson on Sep 15, 2023 09:44 pmReadings: • Sir 27:30—28:7 • Psa 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 • Rom 14:7-9 • Matt 18:21-35 “To err is human”, wrote Alexander Pope, “to forgive, divine”. Alas, modern readers sometimes assume that “err” refers to [...]
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