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The consistory of a pope in a hurry

rome – a consistory, the event in which a pope creates new cardinals, is always a carefully choreographed bit of theatre, with production va...
John L Allen

Bishop Alvarez sent back to jail in Nicaragua

nicaraguan authorities have returned a catholic bishop to jail after he refused to go into exile in italy. bishop rolando álvarez of matagal...
Simon Caldwell

The Habsburg Way:  Seven Rules for Turbulent Times, by Eduard Habsburg

the habsburg way: seven rules for turbulent times eduard habsburg sophia institute press, £18.25, 176 pages eduard habsburg is hungary’...
Eduard Habsburg

How my tweet on Hemingway's Catholicism went viral

over the weekend i shared a tweet about ernest hemingway’s catholicism. although i’ve long enjoyed his work, the fact that he was catholic h...
Karl Gustel Warnberg

The unintelligibility of American patriotism

the us devotion to the peoples’ ‘unalienable rights’ is a logical fallacy. in the calendar of american civil religion, july 4 is a solemnity...
Ken Craycraft

U.S. Cardinal McCarrick 'not competent' to stand trial on abuse charges, says mental health expert

former u.s. cardinal theodore mccarrick is not competent to stand trial on criminal sexual abuse charges in massachusetts, a mental health e...
Joe Bukuras

Future uncertain for outspoken U.S. Bishop Strickland after Vatican investigates his conduct

the vatican’s dicastery of bishops has completed a formal investigation of bishop joseph e. strickland and the diocese of tyler, texas, acco...
CNA Staff

Half of the world's population live in countries with religious persecution, says report

more than half of the global population lives in a country in which people are persecuted for their religious beliefs, according to the 2023...
CNA Staff

Faithful Catholics follow bishops who offer true and courageous leadership

my parish priest is also vicar general for brentwood diocese. he has recently returned from one of his bi-annual meetings of vicars general,...
Mark Lambert

'What is a woman?': An easy question to answer, but not today

since elon musk decided to promote matt walsh’s “what is a woman?” documentary on twitter this week it has been all anyone is talking about....
Katherine Bennett