Category: News

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Last week when I compiled my list of the top 20 news stories of 2023, I consciously passed over the death of Pope Benedict XVI, since he died on December 31, the final day of the … Continue reading →

December 13, 2023 interview between Mr. Ryan Grant (Mediatrix Press) and Mr. Hugh Owen (Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation) on the defense of the Catholic understanding of Creation.

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy “will last, bear fruit and nourish the spiritual lives of many, many people, especially the young,” his former personal secretary has predicted. Speaking to the Register on the sidelines of a … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: A new compendium of the Catholic faith has been published that aims to provide clear answers to many of contemporary problems as well as counter the ambiguity and relativism now prevalent in both Western society … Continue reading →

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: As another year draws to a close, and I survey the most important headline stories that we covered in 2023, I am struck by how many of those stories are still developing. In fact, once I … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: An Oregon mother of five has appealed a court’s ruling against her in a case alleging that the government is religiously discriminating against her by refusing to allow her to adopt children from the state … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: The Vatican will publish the previously uncirculated “private” homilies of the late Pope Benedict XVI in the coming year, the Holy See has announced. The Vatican Publishing House said Dec. 23 that it intends to release … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Since medieval times, England’s national shrine, set deep in the beautiful north Norfolk countryside, has been regarded as a great center of Catholic faith, a beacon of light and hope through the nation’s long and … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: The Vatican is currently investigating miracles associated with the intercession of Blessed Justus Ukon Takayama that, if confirmed, could lead to the canonization of the Church’s first samurai saint. Japanese Cardinal Thomas Aquinas Manyo Maeda of … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Joseph Pearce: When we think of writers associated with Christmas, Dickens would no doubt come to mind, as, perhaps, would Chesterton. It is unlikely, however, that the name of J.R.R. Tolkien would spring to mind. In Tolkien’s … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: How might priests respond pastorally if they are faced with the possibility of having to bless a couple in a same-sex relationship or another “irregular relationship” but wish to uphold the Church’s doctrine on sexual … Continue reading →

National Catholic RegisterI, Edward Pentin: The disgraced former Jesuit priest Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, who is accused of “highly credible” accusations of serial abuse, continues to live a normal life in Rome at the art center he founded, despite being incardinated … Continue reading →

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: At my all-boys Catholic high school, one day’s religion class during senior year devolved into a discussion of an issue that was apparently on the mind of at least one student: “How many buttons can I … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed authorities have been accused of staging a show trial “worthy of Stalin,” as Catholic entrepreneur Jimmy Lai went on trial Monday on charges of breaching national security and colluding with foreign forces. … Continue reading →

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: True, today’s declaration from the Vatican does not change Church teaching. Fiducia Supplicans earnestly insists on a distinction between giving a blessing to a homosexual couple and blessing their relationship. Good luck conveying that distinction to … Continue reading →