Catholics: It’s not our job to divide the world between good and evil
Good and evil exist, and they compel us to choose. But the task of sifting them ultimately belongs to our Lord.
What I saw at the ‘Pope Hat’ White Sox game: A nun throwing the first pitch, a 5th-inning sign of peace and 35,000 miters
I went to a White Sox game and all I got was a papal miter (thanks be to God).
Inside the US bishops’ plan for Hispanic ministry in the era of mass deportations
Immigrant accompaniment is just one of the priorities the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops set for Hispanic ministry in 2026.
Pope Leo explains why Sunday is the ‘foundation and kernel’ of the liturgical year
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend.
Hong Kong’s Father Benedict Chao, world’s oldest Trappist monk, dead at 108
Father Chao was among the last of the Trappist monks who survived the Chinese communist persecution.
U.S. Catholics, from bishops to lay advocates, scramble to help Haitian community as ICE prepares for deportations
In Miami, which hosts the largest Haitian community in the country, Archbishop Wenski described Haitian residents as “very tense, very nervous” as they await whatever comes next.
Florida has no business explaining Catholic teaching on vaccines to the bishops
Even if you are sympathetic to Catholic parents who conscientiously object to mandatory vaccinations, do you really want to live in a country where public officials determine what counts as heresy for religious citizens?
Lessons from the Berlin Wall for Trump’s America: You can’t keep people in (or out) forever.
65 years ago, the Berlin Wall divided that city in two and became an enduring symbol of the Cold War. But do walls really ever work?
Massachusetts bishops: Elimination of ‘any legal restraint’ on late-term abortion is ‘gravely immoral’
On Aug. 10, Massachusetts’ Catholic governor signed into law a bill that allows physicians to perform abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy if in their “professional judgment” it is medically necessary.
We need a more biblical view of American history
The Bible isn’t afraid to call out the failings of political and religious leaders. Modern historians shouldn’t be either.
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