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A Lion in Springtime
It felt like a scene taken out of the Middle Ages—only much sillier. A political leader publicly calls out the pope for his lack of support for a particular military …
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How Rose Hawthorne Brought Me Back to the Church
For 125 years, Dominican Sisters belonging to an order founded by Venerable Rose Hawthorne Lathrop (Mother Mary Alphonsa, O.P.), the youngest child of Nathaniel Hawthorne, have lovingly nursed the poor …
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Thursday of the Second Week of Easter
When the court officers had brought the Apostles inand made them stand before the Sanhedrin,the high priest questioned them,“We gave you strict orders did we not,to stop teaching in that …
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US bishops’ doctrine chairman issues clarification on just war theory (USCCB)
The chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine issued a statement on just war theory “In light of recent public comments regarding the Catholic Church’s …
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Vatican spokesman: It is increasingly difficult to claim that a just war exists (Vatican News)
In an editorial entitled “Popes and wars in the contemporary era,” a Vatican spokesman wrote that “as people return to speaking about a ‘just war,’ it is worth recalling the …
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What the happiness of dogs can teach us about human spirituality
“Perhaps, dogs (and other nonhuman animals) are already ahead of us in terms of their relationships with other members of the divine community of creation and with God, too,” writes …
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‘On the role of the press’: This 1963 speech guides NCR to this day
Read Jesuit Fr. John Courtney Murray’s address from 1963, at a Rome symposium sponsored by the International Union of the Catholic Press. His exhortation continues to guide the National Catholic …
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Truth, mission and a vision toward the future of NCR
Executive editor Michael J. O’Loughlin writes that a deep focus on news and analysis, with an emphasis on the ideals espoused during Vatican II, will guide his editorial vision for …
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Justice Department report confirms selective prosecution of pro-life activists [News Analysis] (CWN)
The US Department of Justice has released a report confirming that during the Biden administration, federal prosecutors “weaponized” their enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinics (FACE) Act, aggressively …
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Apr. 16 Thursday of the Second Week of Easter, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology’s commemorations today include: