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The War on Truth, in the Name of Empathy
Hillary Clinton has written an op-ed for The Atlantic that is permeated with moral indignation. She decries “MAGA’s War on Empathy” and then engages in a one-woman war on Truth. …
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Calendar of papal liturgies announced through Easter (Vatican Press Office)
Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, has announced Pope Leo’s calendar of celebrations through Easter. The calendar includes five pastoral visits to parishes in the Diocese of …
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Bishop laments Russian actions in Central African Republic (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))
An Italian missionary bishop who ministers in the Central African Republic described Russia as a “very intrusive presence” there. Coadjutor Bishop Aurelio Gazzera, OCD, of Bangassou told the Vatican newspaper …
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Zambia at a ‘crucial crossroad,’ bishops write in election pastoral letter (Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops)
In a pastoral letter ahead of the August general election, Zambia’s bishops warned that “our beloved nation stands at a crucial crossroad: will we move forward in building a society …
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Cardinal Dolan: By no means finished yet
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA There’s a steak house on East 50th Street in midtown Manhattan, to which Cardinal Timothy Dolan and I would sometimes walk …
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Without a Safety Net: Free Climbing and Mortal Sin
Recently, world-renowned climber Alex Honnold made headlines again by free-climbing Taipei 101, one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. For most people, even looking up at such a structure …
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St. John Henry Newman inscribed in General Roman Calendar as optional memorial (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV has “decreed that Saint John Henry Newman, Priest and Doctor of the Church, be inscribed in the General Roman Calendar, and that his Optional Memorial be celebrated …
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Bishop Robert E. Barron speaks June 11, 2019, on the first day of the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) In …
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Dispatch from Minneapolis: Fellow Catholics, don’t look away
“Whether ICE comes to occupy another of our cities or not, faithful Catholics ought to take a cue from the work of faith leaders and community organizers in Minneapolis,” writes …
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Is Europe witnessing a young Christian ‘quiet revival’? The data is contested
As reports continue of a “quiet revival” of faith among young people across Europe, something of a struggle seems to be opening up — between those welcoming the findings, and …