What kind of pontiff was Pope Pius XII?
By Dawn Beutner on Oct 08, 2026 08:00 pmThe world seems to be divided into two camps over Pope Pius XII. Was he an uncaring anti-Semite, an indecisive coward, and a leader so detached from the reality of World War II that he [...]
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Pregnant at 43: How the unexpected led a mom to choose life (and make a movie)
By Susan Ciancio on Oct 08, 2026 05:53 pmWhen you hear about unintended or surprise pregnancies, the demographic that likely pops into your head is young people, perhaps those 25 and under. But a new film, set for release on October 16, highlights [...]
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Catholic Social Thought: An Election Primer
By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Oct 08, 2026 04:00 amThe Church has always taught that the Gospel bears social implications, shaping how Christians live in the world. Catholic Social Teaching (CST), however, developed only when the fabric of Christendom — the legacy of Christian [...]
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Blessed Fulton Sheen’s Holy Hour and the new film “Adore Him”
By Carl Kozlowski on Oct 07, 2026 11:26 pmGrowing up as a cousin of Blessed Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Rosemarie Holliger Costello had an up-close look at the powerful love he had for the Eucharist. Throughout the 60 years—from the time he became [...]
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A note about technical issues with the CWR site
By Carl E. Olson on Oct 07, 2026 11:39 amDear Reader, You have undoubtedly noticed that the Catholic World Report site has been difficult to access for several days. It has been timing out and not responsive for long stretches. For various reasons, it [...]
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Pope warns that ‘watering down’ Christianity’s demands won’t make it more attractive
By Victoria Cardiel on Oct 07, 2026 08:11 amLeo also recalled the Oct. 7 liturgical memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary and emphasized the importance of this traditional Marian prayer. [...]
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Reflections on a diamond jubilee
By George Weigel on Oct 07, 2026 04:00 amI am not usually given to apocalypticism, but I think I got the imagery exactly right when, in 2001, I called my brother and described the ruins left by the demolition of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium [...]
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The Pauline Leo
By Fr. Robert P. Imbelli on Oct 06, 2026 11:27 pmPope Leo’s fine homilies and speeches during his recent apostolic journey to France have been amply applauded and extensively commented upon. His homilies at the Place de la Concorde and at Lourdes, his addresses to [...]
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The heavenly charism of Saint Bruno and the Carthusians
By Dawn Beutner on Oct 06, 2026 04:00 amEvery religious order has its own unique charism. While Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity serve the poorest of the poor, Saint Dominic’s Order of Preachers preach God’s word. Like every flower in God’s [...]
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The Ninth Circuit Court tests the rights of religious employers
By Charles J. Russo on Oct 06, 2026 01:41 amA significant question involving religious freedom is whether Union Gospel Mission of Yakima, Washington—a Christian ministry that operates a homeless shelter, health clinics, meal services, and programs to help recovering addicts—can hire individuals who share [...]
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The durability of wokeness
By James Kalb on Oct 05, 2026 04:00 amIn 2020, I wrote a column about wokeness, the view that group inequalities are intolerable evils, caused solely by institutionalized bigotry, that must urgently be extirpated. I said that its ambition and moralism allow no [...]
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Hundreds attend first-ever Sheen Awards, honoring prominent Catholic media figures
By John Tuttle on Oct 04, 2026 02:00 pmPEORIA, Illinois – The inaugural Sheen Awards Gala was held at the Peoria Civic Center on Sept. 25, the day after Fulton Sheen’s beatification. The first in what is projected to be an annual awards [...]
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Pope Leo XIV: ‘The charism of St. Francis continues to bear fruit even today’
By Marco Mancini on Oct 04, 2026 08:42 amThe pontiff marks the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death and asks prayers that peoples may be freed from “the scourge of war.” [...]
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Pope Leo XIV and Europe
By Filip Mazurczak on Oct 03, 2026 07:46 pmDuring the 2013 conclave, many European cardinal electors likely voted for Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentinian-born son of an Italian immigrant, with the hope that he would bridge Europe, the traditional heartland of the Church, [...]
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“God is in charge of management; I just work in sales.”
By Carl E. Olson on Oct 03, 2026 11:00 amOn the Readings for Sunday, October 8, 2017 [...]
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African priests express anxiety as vocations boom turns to a grey wave
By Ngala Killian Chimtom on Oct 03, 2026 12:09 amYoung African priests are expressing anxiety about their retirement years. The absence of sustainable care infrastructure across the continent has often forced retired clergy into the indignity of relying on charity to survive. The priests [...]
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10 years after Amoris Laetitia, bishops to discuss challenges of families at the Vatican
By Victoria Cardiel on Oct 02, 2026 12:00 pmVatican officials said the weeklong meeting is neither a synod, nor an evaluation of Amoris Laetitia. [...]
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