An unprecedented papal visit approaches in Saint Augustine’s homeland

An unprecedented papal visit approaches in Saint Augustine’s homeland By R. Cavanaugh on Mar 19, 2026 06:00 pm The Vatican has announced that, as part of his upcoming African tour, Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria on April 13-15. No acting pontiff has ever visited Algeria, a former stronghold of ancient Christianity whose [...] Read in browser » Archbishop Sample urges Catholics to ‘reject conspiracies and lies’ that lead to antisemitism By Madalaine Elhabbal on Mar 19, 2026 05:30 pm “The Jewish community is attacked at a far higher rate than any other religious group in the United States,” Archbishop Alexander Sample said. “We must clearly speak out against antisemitism.” [...] Read in browser » Catholicism and the Gift of Liberty By Bradley J. Birzer on Mar 19, 2026 02:00 pm Editor’s note: The following address was given at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast early today. ——– Dedicated to my friend, Barbara Elliott, who passed away suddenly on March 8, 2026. During the famous and weighty [...] Read in browser » Catholic “b-schools” and the bushel basket By Ronald L. Jelinek, Ph.D. on Mar 18, 2026 10:00 pm Business is the most popular major among American college students today. Approximately 19% of undergraduates major in accounting, finance, management, marketing, or a related business discipline. Business is also the most popular area of graduate study, [...] Read in browser » IVF and the integrity of the pro-life movement By Daniel B. Gallagher on Mar 18, 2026 05:59 pm This story, I think, will not be easy to read. So, let me start by heartily congratulating U.S. Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries on her two medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. With six medals, she’s [...] Read in browser » Three great Lenten themes By George Weigel on Mar 18, 2026 04:00 am The entire purpose of Lent, now past the halfway mark, is to prepare us for the glory of Easter and its revelation of the destiny that God first intended for humanity “in the beginning” (Genesis [...] Read in browser » Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 By CWR Staff on Mar 18, 2026 03:00 am Dissent and double standards at ‘Where Peter Is’ (The Catholic Herald): “The thesis that McManaman is suggesting, and that Lewis is promoting, is that even a doctrine proclaimed by the Church to be ‘irrevocable’ and [...] Read in browser » Vatican court orders partial retrial in ‘trial of the century’ finance case By Andrea Gagliarducci on Mar 17, 2026 01:28 pm Judges cite procedural flaws tied to papal decrees, requiring renewed proceedings while leaving prior convictions formally intact. [...] Read in browser » On Saint Patrick’s challenge to Catholics today By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Mar 17, 2026 11:00 am Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on the Solemnity of St. Patrick, March 17, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. What is today, in the Universal Church, an optional [...] Read in browser » The Lenten fast of St. Patrick atop Ireland’s holy mountain By Father Seán Connolly on Mar 17, 2026 04:00 am As Catholics, we celebrate the saints for their heroic witness to our Christian Faith. Each saint has a day on the Church calendar, which typically falls on the date of death, known as their dies [...] Read in browser » “Lived Experience” and Moral Tradition: Rivals or Partners? By Richard M. Doerflinger on Mar 16, 2026 05:46 pm One question facing Pope Leo XIV will be whether to advance the “new paradigm” for moral theology proposed by Pope Francis and some of his advisors in recent years. In 2016, in Chapter 8 of [...] Read in browser » Pope Leo meets author critical of Opus Dei By Hannah Brockhaus on Mar 16, 2026 12:18 pm Gareth Gore is the author of the 2024 book “Opus,” which accuses Opus Dei of financial misdeeds and spiritual and physical abuse against its members. [...] Read in browser » Young Catholic men discuss the state of dating and relationships today By Rob Marco on Mar 15, 2026 09:29 pm As a married Gen-Xer, with kids, who’s been out of the dating world for almost two decades, I wanted to get some insight into how young men are faring in meeting a potential mate. Healthy [...] Read in browser » Pope Leo’s Corrigenda By Fr. Robert B. Imbelli on Mar 15, 2026 03:00 pm In a recent essay here at CWR, I commented on the significance of Pope Leo’s decision to devote his weekly audiences during this first full year of his pontificate to Vatican II and to a [...] Read in browser » Louise de Marillac and the saints who helped her become a Saint By Dawn Beutner on Mar 15, 2026 11:26 am There are four great stars in the heavenly constellation of saints from seventeenth-century France. Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was a highly respected bishop, writer, and spiritual director. Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1571-1641) was [...] Read in browser » “Our diocese is not a slaughter slab where human beings are butchered” By Ngala Killian Chimtom on Mar 14, 2026 10:08 pm Amidst ongoing preparations for the arrival of Pope Leo XVI in Cameroon, the Bishop of Kumbo Diocese has offered a chilling appraisal of the ten-year separatist conflict that has devastated Cameroon’s English-speaking regions. The Holy [...] Read in browser » The baby missing from today’s television storylines By Susan Ciancio on Mar 14, 2026 06:00 pm As a fan of police procedurals, I recently began watching the old series CSI: Miami. An episode from Season 1 entitled “Ashes to Ashes” left me awestruck with its handling of a delicate case. A young [...] Read in browser » “The blind man is the human race” By Carl E. Olson on Mar 14, 2026 04:00 am Readings: • 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a • Psa 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 • Eph 5:8-14 • Jn 9:1-41 Scripture refers many times to the contrast between darkness and light. The first mention of this [...] Read in browser » Tensions grow in Iceland as priest upholds Church’s moral teaching By Michael O'Shea on Mar 13, 2026 03:30 pm A flashpoint of Catholic faith and life in the Western liberal democracies is occurring in an unusual place: Iceland. The Church has been in the headlines this month in the North Atlantic island nation, a [...] Read in browser »