Vatican expert John Allen shaped a generation of Catholic reporters
John L. Allen Jr., the fastidious American journalist who demystified Vatican affairs for English speakers for decades, died today after a three-year battle with stomach cancer. He had just turned 61.
I ran as a pro-life Democrat and lost—but my neighbors gave me hope for our divided nation.
The openness of pro-choice voters to find common ground with pro-life Democrats like myself belies the black-and-white picture that the national party promotes.
When Trump betrays our allies, America loses.
The nation’s withdrawal from multilateralism means the U.S. will cease being “in the room where it happens,” self-sabotaging a capacity to advance interests or resolve disputes in coordination with allied states.
Bishop who led controversial German Synodal Way will not seek reelection as conference president
The German Synodal Way’s push for revising established church teachings on homosexuality, women’s ordination and priestly celibacy prompted concerns by bishops around the world.
How to be an extraordinary Catholic during Ordinary Time
There is no reason that Ordinary Time must be ordinary. It can be special if we use it to deepen our experience of the Scriptures and prayer.
Vatican weighs joining Trump’s Board of Peace but calls for respect for international law
The Vatican’s second-highest-ranking official, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said the Holy See received the invitation and is considering whether to join Trump’s initiative.
The U.S. military must make clear to Trump: Invading Greenland would be a war crime.
Should U.S. military personnel obey an order from their commander in chief to invade Greenland?
The violations of international law such an invasion would cause make it clear what the answer should be: No.
Be prepared for the unexpected
January 25, 2026, The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: As we reflect upon the places and people in which Jesus begins his ministry, we are invited to consider if there are other unrecognized occasions and unexpected persons who also are agents of this Holy Presence in our lives and who offer, by how they live, an important disclosure of Gospel truths.
Minnesota archbishop: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform now’ amid ‘battleground’ on the streets
The archbishop published a Jan. 20 opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, reflecting on recent violent clashes in his state over immigration—and warning that what once was “a difficult policy discussion” has now “hardened into a cultural and political battleground.”
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