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Catholic News Agency

Aug 21, 2025

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James Dobson, promoter of family values in the public square, dies at 89

(Photo: Focus on the Family/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0) By Amira Abuzeid/CNA James Dobson, the evangelical Christian psychologist,...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Catholic News Agency

Aug 20, 2025

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Pope Leo XIV invites Church to pray and fast for peace on Queenship of Mary feast day

Pope Leo XIV greets a young papal admirer in St. Peter’s Basilica during the general audience on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at the...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Aug 20, 2025

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Our age of martyrdom

Bl. Miguel Pro was but one of the thousands of martyrs who gave their lives for the faith in the twentieth century. Their stories are...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Denver Catholic Staff

Jul 31, 2025

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Praying for Peace in the Holy Land: A Call to Prayer and Trust in God

A street in northern Gaza pictured in the aftermath of the siege during the initial phase of the 2025 ceasefire. (Photo: Jaber Jehad...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Jul 23, 2025

3

min read

The perils of polarization

(Photo: Unsplash) CRACOW — Adam Michnik was one of the great wordsmiths of the revolution of conscience that began to form in mid-1970s...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Guest Contributor

Jul 21, 2025

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Living Without Fear: A Catholic Response to Terror Threats and Global Tension

(Photo: Unsplash) By Deacon Ernest Martinez When missiles fly between nations and headlines warn of rising terror threats, the natural...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

National Catholic Register

Jul 19, 2025

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Holy, Independent: Meet 12 of the Many Americans on the Path to Sainthood

A look at some of the many American men and women poised for sainthood. (Top L-R) Joseph Verbis Lafleur, Michelle Duppong, Father...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Jul 16, 2025

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min read

Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate

(Photo: Unsplash) "Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate” was printed on the punch cards that fed data into IBM computers in the 1950s, when...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

National Catholic Register

Jul 11, 2025

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The Texas Floods: How to Answer Your Children Who Are Asking Questions

A call to prayer from a 9-year old who just wanted to know the answer to one question: ‘Did the girls who died go straight to heaven?...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Jul 2, 2025

3

min read

Independence Day #249

(Photo: Lightstock, edited) In the twelve months leading up to next year’s American semiquincentennial, the tale will frequently be told...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Catholic News Agency

Jun 28, 2025

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min read

Pope Leo XIV invites seminarians to bear witness to ‘tenderness’ and ‘mercy’ of Christ

The pontiff warned of the risk of a superficial spiritual life “in an age of hyperconnectivity” in which it becomes increasingly...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Jared Staudt

Jun 26, 2025

4

min read

Solidarity: The Path Between Nationalism and Globalism

(Photo: Lightstock) We are one human family, yet we are born as members of a particular nation. Christians are reborn as members of...

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