Religious freedom case in Georgia pits public school board against Baptist pastor
By Charles J. Russo on May 22, 2026 04:00 amThere is conflict in Georgia over a release-time program in which students leave their regular classes during school days with parental approval to receive religious instruction. In Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center v. Vidalia City [...]
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Diocesan Priestly Vocations in the U.S.: A New Look at the Numbers
By J. J. Ziegler on May 21, 2026 02:00 pm3,035 diocesan seminarians are preparing for priestly ordination in the Latin-rite dioceses of the United States, an increase of nearly 2% over the previous year, according to data published in the most recent (2025) edition [...]
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Synod office releases “The Path of Implementation of the Synod” for 2028 ecclesial assembly
By Victoria Cardiel on May 21, 2026 09:00 amA new Vatican document outlines four stages for local Churches, bishops’ conferences, and continental bodies to assess how synodality is taking root after the 2021–2024 Synod on Synodality. [...]
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The Saint who made peace with revolutionaries, pennilessness, and his mother
By Dawn Beutner on May 21, 2026 04:00 amWhen he died on May 21, 1861, Charles-Eugène de Mazenod was mourned by French Catholics as a steadfast bishop, a zealous religious founder, and a humble and inspirational preacher. A century later, Pope Saint John [...]
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Agreement allows daily pastoral access at Illinois ICE facility, faith leaders say
By Madalaine Elhabbal on May 20, 2026 12:36 pmA Chicago-based Catholic and Christian advocacy group said it has struck a deal allowing “daily pastoral visits” to a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois. [...]
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The culture of death loses one—for the moment
By George Weigel on May 20, 2026 04:00 amGood news not being thick on the ground these days, I’m delighted to note some very good news from the mother country: on April 24, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
By CWR Staff on May 20, 2026 03:00 amFr. James Martin: The “Mastermind” Behind the Two Testimonies in the Vatican’s Synod Report on Homosexuality (Diane Montagna’s Substack): “Jesuit Father James Martin was a key figure behind the inclusion of two testimonies in the [...]
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Two of Fulton Sheen’s nieces to participate in beatification events in September
By Jim Graves on May 19, 2026 02:35 pmFulton Sheen was the oldest of four boys born to Newton and Delia Sheen in Illinois. One sibling, Joseph, died of a heart attack in 1955, while the other two died in the 1970s shortly [...]
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Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”
By Jim Graves on May 19, 2026 02:00 pmArchbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Sheen was among the [...]
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The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By Deacon Dominic Cerrato, Ph.D. on May 18, 2026 08:00 pmWhen Pope Leo XIV recently compared the rise of artificial intelligence to the Industrial Revolution, many immediately recognized the significance of the analogy.1 The comparison was not merely technological or economic, but deeply anthropological. Just as [...]
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Vatican to publish Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical May 25
By Hannah Brockhaus on May 18, 2026 01:49 pmThe pope signed 'Magnifica Humanitas' (“Magnificent Humanity”) on May 15, the 135th anniversary of the publication of the landmark social encyclical 'Rerum Novarum.' [...]
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The “Ascension Sunday” absurdity
By George Weigel on May 18, 2026 01:32 pmROME. I missed the Ascension again this year, not from any slovenliness or laxity on my part, but because I was in Rome: the center of the Catholic world. Why, you ask? Because in the [...]
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Chad’s lay faithful join bishops in condemning rising violence, insecurity
By Ngala Killian Chimtom on May 17, 2026 07:22 pmChad’s typically reserved Catholic leaders has issued a rare and strong denunciation of the country’s worsening security situation, as well as the government’s drift toward totalitarianism. On May 12, 2026, the Union of Christian Executives [...]
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“Enthusiastic” Converts and Conspiracies
By Karl Keating on May 17, 2026 03:44 pmI’m not a convert to the Catholic faith, but I have known lots of converts. You get to know lots of converts if you’ve worked in Catholic apologetics for, oh, 47 years. Most converts settle [...]
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Vatican sets up commission on artificial intelligence
By Marco Mancini on May 17, 2026 11:50 amPope Leo XIV approved the new body as the Vatican prepares for his first encyclical, expected to address artificial intelligence through the lens of Catholic social teaching. [...]
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The Scandalous Synod Report: A Betrayal of Trust
By Mary Rice Hasson on May 17, 2026 10:10 amNote: All quotes are from the Report and annexed testimonies, unless otherwise indicated. A Synod Study Group Report (“Report”) published in early May has drawn searing criticism and predictable plaudits for its “paradigm shift” towards same-sex sexual relationships. New reports that Fr. James [...]
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Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power in the Church
By Dr. Randall B. Smith on May 16, 2026 12:40 pmI continue to be puzzled by the language in the documents emerging from ecclesiastical bureaucrats. Who are these people talking to? Not “people of goodwill” around the world, nor the basic layman in the pew. [...]
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The perfect priesthood of Christ and the longest prayer in the Gospels
By Carl E. Olson on May 16, 2026 11:00 amReadings: • Acts 1:12-14 • Psa 27:1, 4, 7-8 • 1 Pt 4:13-16 • Jn 17:1-11a “Our Father, who art in heaven…” You know the rest. We are all familiar with The Lord’s Prayer, given [...]
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The Blessed Virgin Mary and political life
By Kenneth Craycraft on May 16, 2026 01:00 amEditor’s note: This essay was mistakenly attributed to the wrong author when first posted. I apologize for the error. As any reader of Catholic World Report knows very well, May is designated by the Church as the [...]
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Nigerian priest regains freedom after three months in terrorist captivity
By Ngala Killian Chimtom on May 15, 2026 01:40 pmA Nigerian Catholic priest who was kidnapped three months ago has been freed. Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, a parish priest of Holy Trinity Parish of Nigeria’s Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, was kidnapped on February 7th and freed [...]
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All aboard the Good News Cruise, the first-ever all-Catholic cruise
By Kathy Schiffer on May 15, 2026 12:00 pmIn Catholic theology, the Church is sometimes thought of as a ship, the barque of Christ. The Holland America cruise ship Eurodam set sail from Fort Lauderdale on February 8 with an unusual cargo: a [...]
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Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú on May 15, 2026 10:45 amThe pope addressed parliamentarians and representatives from across Europe, Central Asia and North America participating in a conference on illicit drugs hosted by the Italian Parliament. [...]
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