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Poison Ivies and the Pope
The alleged Cornell gang rape should clearly reveal to the American Church its current job: transforming the moral demography of a floundering nation. Pretty much every man in the American …
Month: October 2026
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AI and evangelization
During a Gaudium et Spes 22 podcast on the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas this past June, I said to my friend Larry Chapp, perhaps more flippantly than the subject warranted, that …
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Holy See, with caveats, welcomes progress toward treaty on crimes against humanity (Holy See Mission)
A leading Vatican diplomat said that the Holy See welcomes the progress that is being made toward an international treaty on crimes against humanity. Addressing a UN committee meeting, Archbishop …
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Draft agenda announced for US bishops’ fall meeting (USCCB)
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the draft agenda of its November 16-19 meeting in Baltimore. In addition to voting for a new conference secretary and six committee …
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Jerusalem’s Christian leaders condemn Israeli settlers’ attack on Palestinian Christian village (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
The Patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem condemned an October 17 attack on residents of the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the West Bank. The settlers also attacked …
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EU bishops issue statement on Europe and AI (COMECE)
At its fall meeting in Brussels, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union issued a two-page statement, “Europe’s Responsibility in the Time of Artificial Intelligence: A Call …
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Extra, Extra! News and views for Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Polygamy is back (World magazine): “The logic of same-sex marriage has led exactly where social conservatives said it would lead.” Pledge Against AI Catholic Content and Text (PAACCT) (Catholic Culture): …
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Vatican upholds excommunication of La. deacon who left church after son abused by priest
The ruling notes that the circumstances helped explain Scott Peyton’s motives, but said his decision to formally join the Anglican church was deliberate and schismatic.
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Congressman Jim McGovern: I’m a progressive Democrat because I’m Catholic
“I’m a progressive Democrat because of my faith — not in spite of it. And I think it’s time more of us said so,” Rep. Jim McGovern writes.
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Two powerful talks show why the world needs Catholic higher education
All of our Catholic schools can and should see the challenges of our times as opportunities for which the particular gifts of Catholic higher education are ideally suited, Michael Sean …