How to help Catholics get married

“We have to be careful who gets their hands on it”

By Amy Welborn on Jan 19, 2023 11:03 pm
Why, the Catechism of the Catholic Church of course! Over the past few weeks, the Catechism has been trending here and there for a couple of reasons. First, Benedict XVI’s death, which prompted folks to [...]
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How to help Catholics get married

By Rachel Hoover on Jan 19, 2023 10:37 pm
In Part One of this essay, I noted that marriage rates have declined in recent decades, including among Catholics, and that there are countless reasons for this trend. While many Catholics have been impacted by [...]
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Tom Hanks’ new movie is Frank Capra-like—and lite

By Nick Olszyk on Jan 19, 2023 08:14 pm
MPAA Rating: PG-13 CNS Rating: A-III Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Disclaimer: This review contains major spoilers. Nobody wants to be around a grump, but everyone secretly loves them. Oscar and Grumpy Cat [...]
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Report: Christian persecution at its highest point in 30 years

By Catholic News Agency on Jan 18, 2023 10:05 pm
null / Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Jan 18, 2023 / 13:05 pm (CNA). The persecution of Christians is at its highest point in three decades, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors.The World Watch List, release... [...]
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Listening to the Church Fathers: An interview with Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P.

By Paul Senz on Jan 18, 2023 08:57 pm
The influence and importance of the Church Fathers cannot be overstated. Some of the earliest Fathers sat at the feet of the apostles, learning directly from their mouths the teachings of Our Lord. Through their [...]
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Opinion: Benedict XVI, Cardinal Pell, and criticism of Pope Francis

By Dr. Edward Feser on Jan 18, 2023 02:59 pm
In the wake of the deaths of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal George Pell, it has emerged that each of them raised serious criticisms of aspects of Pope Francis’s teaching and governance of the [...]
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2023 March for Life: 8 things for pro-lifers to know

By Catholic News Agency on Jan 18, 2023 02:00 pm
Young adults hold colorful signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022. / Christine Rousselle/CNA Washington D.C., Jan 18, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Pro-life Americans from across the country ar... [...]
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Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager

By George Weigel on Jan 18, 2023 05:20 am
On Tuesday, January 3, when Cardinal George Pell and I went to pay our respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, lying in state in St. Peter’s, I couldn’t help but notice the reverence with which [...]
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Extra, Extra! News and views for January 18, 2023

By CWR Staff on Jan 18, 2023 04:14 am
Incoherent Documents – “Shortly before he died on Tuesday, Cardinal George Pell wrote the following article for The Spectator in which he denounced the Vatican’s plans for its forthcoming ‘Synod on Synodality’ as a ‘toxic [...]
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My friendship with Cardinal Pell

By Most Reverend James Conley on Jan 17, 2023 05:49 pm
Catholics around the world mourned a Churchman, a bishop who was for decades a pastoral and intellectual force for the Gospel — they mourned Cardinal George Pell, who died unexpectedly Jan. 10. I, too, mourn [...]
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