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Once, Christians led the response to socialism and liberalism. Could it happen again?
Christian democracy helped create order in post-war Europe, but has largely surrendered to liberalism. It’s time for a rethink
Andrew Cusack
Diary: My wife has imposed Catholicism on the family – which is fine by me
carla, my beautiful italian wife and the mother of our six young children, is what i call a catholic fundamentalist. she believes abortion i...
Nicholas Farrell
As the Cyclone Idai crisis deepens, the Church is on the frontline
the church in mozambique is scrambling to try to help hundreds of thousands of people in the district of beira who have been left stranded b...
Filipe D'Avillez
As Nigeria falls apart, hundreds of Christians are being massacred
according to open doors, nigeria is the 12th worst country in the world for persecution of christians. those responsible are islamists, who ...
Godfrey Danaan
The Equality Act is back – and could pose a serious threat to Catholic institutions
a new version of the equality act, a bill to include various sexual minorities in federal anti-discrimination law, was introduced in congres...
Jordan Bloom
Bishops' names are being erased from buildings across the US
cardinal donald wuerl, the former archbishop of washington, was once the most powerful man in the american church – second, perhaps, only to...
Michael Warren Davis
Why are Anglican ordinations taking place in Catholic churches?
there are some wounds that time simply doesn’t heal. one of them is the twinge of resentment catholics feel at the sight of canterbury cathe...
Michael Warren Davis
A hundred years on, this Catholic philosopher has much to teach us
on monday last week, the anscombe bioethics centre in oxford hosted a centenary symposium to remember the great catholic philosopher after w...
David Jones
Why did the Pope accept one cardinal's resignation but not another's?
last week in rome was the story of two resignations: one long since submitted and at long last accepted; the other, submitted and shelved on...
Christopher R. Altieri
World News: from San Salvador to Nur-Sultan
santa fe, new mexico santa muerte is no saint, says archbishop an american archbishop has condemned the popular veneration of santa muerte, ...
Staff writers
The week in quotations
"you hear very famous scientists making pronouncements like … we don’t need god any more. that’s complete nonsense" theoretical physicist ma...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: a Franciscan wins $1 million
franciscans are defined by their poverty and simplicity. so brother peter tabichi has a conundrum on his hands: what to do with a $1 million...
Staff writers
The best of the web: anchovy pizza, Flannery's limitations, Caviezel's cross
the decline and fall of anchovy pizza did the church destroy anchovy pizza? at the federalist, david marcus put the case for the prosecution...
Staff writers
The week ahead: an exhortation, a relic, and a prayer request
pope francis will release his post-synodal apostolic exhortation next tuesday, april 2. the document, titled christus vivit (christ lives) w...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Chinese president visits Rome, but not the Pope
what happened? xi jinping has completed his trip to rome – without visiting its best-known resident. the chinese president came to the itali...
Staff writers
The big story: Immigration official claims Christianity is violent
what happened? the british government has distanced itself from an official letter which claimed that christianity is a violent religion. th...
Staff writers
The past two conclaves have been swift, but don't expect the next one to be
we did not have to wait long after the conclave of 2005 for an authoritative account of the voting behind the sistine chapel’s sealed doors....
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March 29, 2019
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The tiny college that shows how to save US higher education
america’s radiating college-cheating scandal – wealthy parents allegedly bribed athletic coaches to admit their unathletic kids to elite ins...
Sohrab Ahmari
Dear Fr Rutler: Is it sacrilege to let children 'play Mass'?
dear father rutler, my sister is a very pious, traditional catholic. however, she refuses to break her fast on sunday and major saints’ days...
Fr George Rutler
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