Stories that tell the U.S. Catholic story

“Adore Him” film combines history and testimony in promoting Eucharistic adoration By Jim Graves on Aug 21, 2026 04:00 am Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry, a Catholic evangelization apostolate founded and led by Deacon Steve Greco, director of evangelization and formation for the Diocese of Orange in California, has produced a film titled “Adore Him”. It is [...] Read in browser » In a first, Jewish scholar elected to lead Catholic Biblical Association By Tyler Arnold on Aug 20, 2026 08:00 pm The Catholic Biblical Association of America elected its first Jewish president: Amy-Jill Levine. [...] Read in browser » New published YOUCAT Love Forever is “a guide to formation for married love” By Sean Salai on Aug 20, 2026 01:00 pm Mark Brumley is the president of Ignatius Press, one of the nation’s biggest U.S. Catholic publishers and multimedia distributors, and also the publisher of the Catholic World Report. He holds a Master’s degree in theology [...] Read in browser » Lourdes bishop says shrine will cover all Rupnik mosaics ahead of pope’s visit to France By Hannah Brockhaus on Aug 20, 2026 10:22 am “My role is to ensure that the shrine welcomes everyone, especially those who are suffering,” Bishop Jean-Marc Micas said. [...] Read in browser » Florida’s Catholic Attorney General, Bishops Face Off Over Vaccines By Monica Seeley on Aug 19, 2026 12:47 pm Florida is a “school choice” state, allowing parents to pay for private school tuition with state-funded education savings accounts. But Catholic school children in the state are not given a choice enjoyed by their public [...] Read in browser » Stories that tell the U.S. Catholic story By George Weigel on Aug 19, 2026 04:00 am Fiction can often convey the human texture of a time and place better than scholarly works of history. Herewith, and in honor of the national semiquincentennial, some novels that help tell the Catholic story in [...] Read in browser » Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By CWR Staff on Aug 19, 2026 03:00 am How to be a Dhimmi (The Catholic Thing): “We live in a moment when Europe’s elites have repudiated the continent’s Christian past, while revising history to soften and valorize many elements of Islam.” We Must [...] Read in browser » Opinion: Why it is significant HHS decertified an organ procurement organization By Joseph M. Eble, MD on Aug 18, 2026 01:20 pm In October 2021, Anthony Thomas “TJ” Hoover II suffered cardiac arrest after a drug overdose and was transported to Baptist Health Richmond, a hospital in Kentucky. He was subsequently declared “brain dead.” As he was [...] Read in browser » Where priestly vocations begin: The lasting impact of Steubenville Youth Conferences By Francesca Pollio Fenton on Aug 18, 2026 03:10 am A new CARA survey found that 18% of priests ordained in 2026 attended a Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference, highlighting the conferences’ growing impact on priestly vocations. [...] Read in browser » Priest and nun recover sacred hosts from earthquake rubble in Colombia By Eduardo Berdejo on Aug 17, 2026 06:20 pm Despite the danger of the earthquake’s aftershocks, a priest and nun in Colombia entered a chapel in search of the hosts that were kept in the tabernacle that they found destroyed. [...] Read in browser » Islamist persecution, Christian survival, and encountering the Houthis in Yemen By David Pinault on Aug 17, 2026 03:11 pm I was idling in my room at the Arabia Felix, drinking Orange Fanta and eyeing geckos on the wall, when a message came from the lobby. I’d been granted the meeting I was hoping for [...] Read in browser » Indian Catholics released after 104 days in jail under anti-conversion law By Anto Akkara on Aug 17, 2026 08:55 am The men, held since May on charges of conversion and attempted murder, walked out of jail after the Rajasthan High Court granted bail. [...] Read in browser » “Lord, help me”: The startling humility of the Canaanite woman By Carl E. Olson on Aug 17, 2026 12:00 am On the Readings for Sunday, August 20, 2017 [...] Read in browser » Clarifying primacy for Catholic-Orthodox dialogue By Ines Angeli Murzaku on Aug 16, 2026 10:00 pm Last month, on July 13 to 15, I attended the 30th annual Orientale Lumen Conference at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. The conference’s theme was urgent: “Ecumenism at a Crossroad: [...] Read in browser » Nigerian court bars Islamic police from arresting Christian convert over faith, marriage refusal By ACI Africa on Aug 16, 2026 03:00 pm The federal high court described the actions taken against the woman as a “flagrant violation” of her fundamental rights to human dignity and freedom of religion. [...] Read in browser » Military chaplain candidates denied financial aid due to their religious beliefs By Charles J. Russo on Aug 15, 2026 08:38 pm Military chaplains have served honorably as indispensable members of the United States armed forces throughout American history. Military chaplains, whose role is significantly different from that of traditional religious leaders serving in their local communities, [...] Read in browser » Faith over fear: The Church’s response to the escalating Ebola crisis in Congo By Ngala Killian Chimtom on Aug 15, 2026 03:00 pm The Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in its history. It’s already killed over 2,100 people out of more than 4,500 cases, according to government figures released August 11. [...] Read in browser » The Mathematics of Morality By Father Jerry J. Pokorsky on Aug 15, 2026 11:56 am Pope John Paul II reaffirmed traditional Catholic moral teaching in his 1993 encyclical Veritatis Splendor. In particular, he rejected consequentialism and its close cousin, proportionalism, as incompatible with orthodox Catholic morality. It is worthwhile to consider [...] Read in browser » The Blessed Virgin Mary: Sinless by grace, saved by grace, assumed by grace By Carl E. Olson on Aug 15, 2026 03:00 am On the Readings for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, 2018 [...] Read in browser » Choosing joy, forming good habits, and living the blessed life By Susan Ciancio on Aug 14, 2026 06:47 pm “A saint who is sad is a sad example of a saint.” – St. Francis de Sales God has given us so many blessings, and He wants us to be happy. He has filled our lives [...] Read in browser » The Forgotten Virtue of Patriotism By Archbishop Paul S. Coakley on Aug 14, 2026 03:38 pm As the United States commemorates the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of its founding, I have been reflecting on the virtue of patriotism. I want to share a few comments about why patriotism is one of [...] Read in browser » Pew report: 65% of U.S. Catholics favor death penalty for those convicted of murder By Tessa Gervasini on Aug 14, 2026 11:00 am The research showed that support for the death penalty among U.S. adults is 6 percentage points higher than it was in April 2021. [...] Read in browser » St. Maximilian Kolbe’s weapon for evangelization: the Miraculous Medal By Catholic News Agency on Aug 14, 2026 08:00 am St. Maximilian Kolbe. / Credit: Nancy Bauer/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another “weapon” — the Miraculou... [...] Read in browser »