#Blessed
By Amy Welborn on May 07, 2026 09:19 pmThere has been much talk recently about blessings, and of course, the Blessing Problem Child, Fiducia Supplicans. (If you would like an overview of the document and subsequent…discussion, the Wikipedia article is useful.) I was a [...]
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Unity has been the master theme of Pope Leo XIV’s first year
By Matthew Becklo on May 07, 2026 05:50 pmIn the weeks leading up to the conclave that would elect Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, the New York Times published an article with the headline: “As Cardinals Prepare to Elect a Pope, One Motto Is ‘Unity.’ [...]
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Documentary on ecumenism and unity has good intentions, but lacks execution
By Nick Olszyk on May 07, 2026 12:26 amDistribution Service: Fathom Entertainment FCC Rating: G Reel Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity originated as the “Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity,” which was founded by Pope John XXIII [...]
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Homosexuality and Authentic Freedom
By Dr. Mark Lowery on May 06, 2026 09:20 pmThe tragic impasse that exists in our culture on the issue of homosexuality stems from two errors. [...]
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Polish researchers clarify, defend Cardinal Karol Wojtyła’s record on clerical abuse
By Filip Mazurczak on May 06, 2026 03:42 pmOver the years, recurring accusations have been made in the media in Poland and elsewhere that Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, had covered up cases of clerical sexual abuse and had [...]
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Centesimus Annus at 35
By George Weigel on May 06, 2026 05:00 amThirty-five years ago, Pope John Paul II issued his most developed social encyclical, Centesimus Annus; its title signaled the author’s intention to honor the centenary of Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum, which launched the modern papal [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, May 6, 2026
By CWR Staff on May 06, 2026 03:00 amThe “New Mass” of 1964: Conclusion: “This multi-part study seeks to explore how the laity experienced and reacted to the very first post-conciliar liturgical changes.” I’m a Middle Eastern Immigrant – Zohran Mamdani Is Dangerous [...]
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Opinion: Speaking the truth about the Pope and politics
By John Clark on May 05, 2026 03:59 pmIn 1938, Monsignor Fulton Sheen wrote, “There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the [...]
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Former political prisoner shares what life is like in Iran
By Walter Sánchez Silva on May 05, 2026 11:00 amThe expert estimates that a majority of the country's population opposes the current regime. He says 10-15% support the government, while another 30% are "politically neutral." [...]
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Catholic Education Needs Civic Formation
By Thomas P. Harmon on May 05, 2026 12:21 amThere is a movement afoot in American education to restore the teaching of civics in a way that presents America as lovable and worthy of its citizens’ service. The most prominent places to see this [...]
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The transmission theory of authority
By Dr. Edward Feser on May 04, 2026 06:55 pmScholastic thinkers like Cardinal Cajetan, St. Robert Bellarmine, and Francisco Suárez developed what is sometimes called a “transmission theory” of governmental authority. It holds that such authority ultimately comes from God, but is directly vested [...]
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Ethics and Public Policy Center at 50: A part of America’s ‘secret sauce’
By EWTN News on May 04, 2026 10:20 amWASHINGTON — As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) is also celebrating an auspicious anniversary this year: its 50th. Several hundred supporters of this uniquely ecumenical think tank, which explicitly [...]
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“As people of faith, we know a better world is possible,”: Groups plea for end of Sudanese crisis
By Ngala Killian Chimtom on May 03, 2026 02:10 pm(CWR, Yaoundé) As the conflict in Sudan enters its fourth year, major faith-based organizations are uniting to demand immediate international action to protect civilians. In an April 15th statement, groups including ACT Alliance, Caritas Internationalis, [...]
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Blue Miles: A Monastic Novel introduces the monastic life to 21st-century readers
By Paul Senz on May 03, 2026 10:55 amOur culture has a strange fascination with monks. Perhaps there is something about a man being willing to reject the world and enter religious life, or the mysterious, almost secrecy of the cloister, or the [...]
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The Story of Everything explores ultimate meaning in light of faith, science
By Susan Ciancio on May 02, 2026 11:36 pmNearly everyone, at some point, has questions about the origin of the universe, the meaning of life, or how humankind began. These are not always indicative of doubts about faith or science, but of a [...]
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No Christ, no Church; know Christ, know the Church
By Carl E. Olson on May 02, 2026 10:00 amReadings: • Acts 6:1-7 • Psa 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 • 1 Pet 2:4-9 • Jn 14:1-12 Perhaps you, like me, know people who express a belief in Jesus but have little or no interest in [...]
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Former federal prosecutor: ‘I’d like to prosecute any nun who still wears the head habit’
By Tyler Arnold on May 02, 2026 10:00 amThe Senate Judiciary Committee released the texts by ex-prosecutors who were dismissed shortly after Donald Trump returned to the presidency. [...]
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Israel arrests man suspected of assault against French nun in Jerusalem
By Madalaine Elhabbal on May 02, 2026 09:00 amIsrael arrests religious sister’s alleged attacker, Polish influencer honors JPII while raising money for charity, Indonesian cathedral turns 125, and more in this week’s world news roundup. [...]
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Athanasius contra mundum: A Saint for a time of confusion
By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on May 02, 2026 05:00 amOur saint of the day, Athanasius of Alexandria, was probably born in that city between 296 and 298 A.D., a hub of the Greco-Roman world at that time, culturally, politically, intellectually, and morally. It was [...]
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The mysteries of The Imitation of Christ
By Dawn Beutner on May 01, 2026 08:55 pmApart from the Bible, The Imitation of Christ is considered the most widely read devotional book in the world. It has remained remarkably popular since it was first published in the Netherlands five centuries ago, and [...]
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