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Strangers and Sojourners: Immigration Will Remain a Pressing Issue for the Church
What does the Catholic Church teach about immigration? (Photo: Lightstock) Pope Francis made outreach and support for migrants a hallmark...

Jared Staudt
May 85 min read


Ringing out hope in Nagasaki
Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan. (Photo: 663highland/Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5) The riddle of Japanese Catholicism has long...

George Weigel
May 73 min read


Archbishop Chaput: What the Church Needs in the Next Pope
Build on the good of what Francis achieved while focusing on doctrinal clarity (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Shortly after Pope John Paul...

Charles J. Chaput
May 21 min read


A Legacy of Action, Charity and Adoration: Remembering Pope Francis
Jennifer Torres stands in front of the main stage during World Youth Day Lisbon. (Photo provided) By Cat Kerr/Catholic Charities of...

Catholic Charities
Apr 303 min read


Europe and America
(Photo: Unsplash) In 2005, I published a small book entitled The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God. It...

George Weigel
Apr 303 min read


Easter, the Cross and Covenant Love: What They Mean for Your Marriage Today
(Photo: Lightstock) It’s always nice when a long-running series converges with the liturgical year. For the past several months, I’ve...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Apr 295 min read


Pope Francis: A Shepherd of Belonging
Pope Francis greets a guest at the Vatican on the International Day of Disabled Persons in December of 2022. (Photo: Vatican Media) By...

Guest Contributor
Apr 295 min read


‘Smelling Like the Sheep’: Respect Life Director Reflects on the Legacy of Pope Francis
(Photo provided) By Cat Kerr/Catholic Charities of Denver When Emma Ramirez, Director of Respect Life Denver at Catholic Charities,...

Catholic Charities
Apr 273 min read


Pope Francis and the Gospel of Beauty: A Legacy for Artists and the Church
Pope Francis addressed approximately 200 prominent artists and other creative people from more than 30 countries in the Sistine Chapel on...

Elizabeth Zelasko
Apr 256 min read


Conclave Cooperation: The Cardinals, the Holy Spirit and You
(Photo: Pexels) “His office let another take.” St. Peter, our first Pope, quoted Psalm 109:8 to his fellow apostles after the Ascension...

Jared Staudt
Apr 245 min read


A Look Back on the Missionary Disciple, Pope Francis
Pope Francis at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016. (Photo: Daniel Ibañez/CNA) As we grieve the loss of our Holy...

Tanner Kalina
Apr 236 min read


Retrospect on a pontificate
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (Photo: Vatican...

George Weigel
Apr 234 min read


A Theology of Work
(Photo: Adobe Stock) If I were to write a basic Theology of Work, it would be structured simply and directly as we no longer have the...

Paul Winkler
Apr 184 min read


Jesus’ Feet: A Triduum Meditation
(Photo: Lightstock) For Christmas, I bought myself the new Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, and ever since New Year’s, I have been reading...

Allison Auth
Apr 174 min read


On the Way of the Cross, in Ukraine and Hong Kong
(Photo: Lightstock) Last Christmas, I borrowed a thought from the English spiritual writer Caryll Houselander and suggested in this space...

George Weigel
Apr 163 min read


Demystifying Autism: A Catholic Parent’s Guide to Understanding and Embracing Neurodiversity
(Photo: Pexels) By Christina Bordeaux, PsyD Licensed Psychologist , St. Raphael Counseling Parenthood is full of joy, excitement...

Catholic Charities
Apr 125 min read


Elon Musk and the Impossible
Elon Musk, founder of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. - SpaceX, joins President Donald J. Trump at a launch briefing in preparation...

Jared Staudt
Apr 104 min read


Synodality against episcopacy?
(Photo: Pixabay) After defining , within strict limits, the infallibility of papal teaching on faith and morals, the First Vatican...

George Weigel
Apr 93 min read


More than Another Class: Baptism Prep as an Opportunity for Evangelization
(Photo: Pixabay/Pexels) I know the parents of a one-year-old boy who recently attended a Baptism prep class at a parish. The mother is a...

Allison Auth
Apr 54 min read


Pope St. John Paul II, Doctor of the Church?
Pope St. John Paul II celebrates Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver during World Youth Day 1993....

George Weigel
Apr 23 min read
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