Pope Saint John Paul II

Why ‘reproductive justice’ is a false choice for Catholics

09/05/2020 at 5:27 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Brittany Clingen Carl September 3, 2020 WASHINGTON MARCH FOR LIFE A pro-life sign is displayed during the 2019 annual March for Life rally in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) In a recent National Catholic Reporter editorial, NCR columnist Jamie Manson attempts to make the case that... read more

Lambeth, 90 Years Later

09/04/2020 at 4:41 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Michael Pakaluk, September 1, 2020 The Lambeth Conference of 1930 subverted itself, everyone agrees, but how? That’s the question. Some background: the Church of England, spread throughout the world by the British Empire, felt the need, beginning in the 1850s, to hold worldwide... read more

The Archbishop of Paris is Right: Humanae Vitae is Prophetic

07/26/2020 at 5:05 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Fertility is biological, but it is not just biological. By John Grondelski Archbishop Michel Aupetit is a voice to listen to, not just because he is a bishop but because he is a practicing physician who brings rich medical experience with him. July 25 marks the 52nd anniversary of St.... read more

How John Paul II reminded us that liberty and truth are inseparable

05/22/2020 at 9:05 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Samuel Gregg, Acton Institute Powerblog, May 18, 2020 On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the late John Paul II’s birth, it’s worth underscoring that one theme which permeated his pontificate from its beginning to the end was that of truth. Many remember Pope John Paul II as... read more

Is the Pope Catholic?

02/07/2020 at 1:40 PM By Kevin Edward White
What Francis hath wrought. by Robert Royal, Claremont Review of Books, Winter 2019 Even when, as at present, the Catholic Church exercises very little direct political or social power, its continued witness to the world after two millennia retains a compelling grandeur. Empires rise and... read more

German ‘Synodal Path’ Aims to Shape Vatican Decisions, Says Plan’s Architect

02/01/2020 at 4:39 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
‘We believe it is unacceptable that all issues decided in Rome, now and in the future, should be taken largely without the participation of the local Churches,’ Jesuit Father Hans Langendörfer told a German newspaper. Edward Pentin Blog, January 30, 2020 One of the chief architects of... read more

Cardinal Sarah Calls For End to ‘Sterile Controversy’ Over Celibacy Book

01/28/2020 at 9:36 AM By Kevin Edward White
The Vatican cardinal urges the faithful to cease discussing ‘ridiculous side issues’ over the book and to read the ‘essential question’ it covers instead. By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, January 27, 2020 Cardinal Robert Sarah has given a robust defense of his and... read more

No, Cardinal Marx, the Church Cannot Bless Same-Sex Couples

01/07/2020 at 4:47 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
No, Cardinal Marx, the Church Cannot Bless Same-Sex Couples By Eduardo J. Echeverria, December 30, 2019 Once again, the German archbishop, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, responded positively to the question, “What do you do when a homosexual couple asks you for an episcopal blessing.”  He... read more

Fundamental Transformation of a Nation, Culture: The Decade in Review

01/07/2020 at 4:10 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Fundamental Transformation of a Nation, Culture: The Decade in Review COMMENTARY: The 2010s, the Decade of the Dictatorship of Relativism By Paul Kengor, January 7, 2019 “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America,” declared a confident Barack... read more

There’s a Pony in Here Somewhere: A Post-Synodal Reflection

11/01/2019 at 9:15 AM By Kevin Edward White
By George Weigel, First Things, October 28, 2019 According to his longtime consigliere, Edwin Meese, President Ronald Reagan must have told the “pony joke” at least a thousand times. The story involves the super-optimistic child whose parents take him to a psychiatrist, along with his... read more

The Synod’s Dissenters

10/29/2019 at 2:34 PM By Kevin Edward White
by Dan Hitchens, National Catholic Register, October 25, 2019, Barack Obama announced in 2012 that religious liberty was “an inalienable right that is enshrined in our Constitution. As a citizen and as a Christian, I cherish this right.” Yet as president he encouraged his colleagues to pursue... read more
Archbishop Georg Gänswein

Archbishop Gaenswein: Claim Benedict XVI Opened Path for Women Deacons ‘Totally Absurd’

10/28/2019 at 6:10 PM By Kevin Edward White

Chinese Totalitarianism and Catholic Witness

09/29/2019 at 11:34 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

The term ‘life’ must be redefined,’ new head of Vatican Life Academy declares

09/05/2019 at 9:09 PM By Kevin Edward White

BETRAYING THE LEGACY OF JOHN PAUL II

09/03/2019 at 10:47 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

Founding prof laments ‘destruction’ of John Paul II Institute

09/03/2019 at 9:15 AM By Kevin Edward White

Former papal nuncio demands women’s ordination at Mass, parishioners applaud

09/02/2019 at 6:33 PM By Kevin Edward White

Are Catholicism and America compatible?

08/30/2019 at 1:55 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Cardinal Pell’s Groundbreaking Record on Dealing With Clergy Sexual Abuse

08/20/2019 at 11:22 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
Protestors in Warsaw, Poland, 0otside the apostolic nunciature demanding the resignation of Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski of Krakow, for likening the LGBTQ community and the rainbow flag to a "communist plague." (CNS photo/Dawid Zuchowicz, Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)

Krakow’s Archbishop Jędraszewski under fire for remarks about “rainbow plague”

08/18/2019 at 9:26 AM By Kevin Edward White