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Straight to Heaven, Straight to Hell…
One of the most common objections Protestants raise against the Catholic doctrine of purgatory is that it seems to contradict what Jesus taught about the immediacy of heaven after death. …
Month: October 2025
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Aid to the Church in Need: Authoritarian regimes are greatest threat to religious freedom
Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at the release of Aid to the Church in Need’s “Religious Freedom in the World Report 2025” at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2025. / Credit: …
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Aid to the Church in Need: Authoritarian regimes are greatest threat to religious freedom
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 21, 2025 / 14:07 pm Authoritarian regimes are among the main drivers of religious discrimination and persecution in 52 countries, according to an Aid …
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When Catholics Forget Our Mission, the Church Declines…
I while back, I helped a friend move into his new home. He is a Catholic priest and got assigned as Pastor to a new parish. This parish has multiple …
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27 Aphorisms for Knowing God in the Present World…
How strange that almost everyone will obey worldly authority with such unqualified zeal, particularly when it is evil men in charge who give the orders. Yet speak of the necessity …
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Hong Kong Catholics Deserve the Church’s Leadership, Not Silence
Antonio MasielloCardinal Stephen Chow attends the fifth Novemdiales Mass held for the late Pope Francis in St. Peters Basilica, on April 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. COMMENTARY: Reconciliation must never …
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U.S. Army to reexamine canceled chapel contracts
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with reporters in Baltimore on Nov. 15, 2022. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, …
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U.S. Army to reexamine canceled chapel contracts
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with reporters in Baltimore on Nov. 15, 2022. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, …
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No Favorites: A Reflection on the Upcoming 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time…
Jesus draws a blunt picture in today’s Gospel. The Pharisee’s prayer is almost a parody of the thanksgiving psalms. Instead of praising God for His mighty works, the Pharisee congratulates …
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Louvre heist robs France of Empress Eugénie’s devout Catholic legacy
French Police officers seal off the entrance to the Louvre Museum after a jewelry heist on Oct. 19, 2025, in Paris. / Credit: Kiran Ridley/Getty Images Paris, France, Oct 21, …