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What Rome Can Learn From Écône
Before I begin, let me condition this article with several points to prevent misunderstandings. While I am not a supporter of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), I do …
Year: 2026
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We Are All Shrews to Be Tamed
The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, is an entertaining play, uproariously funny at times and thought-provoking at others. The postmodern sensibility reviles this particular story as an offense …
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41% of world’s permanent deacons serve in United States (CWN)
An estimated 21,562 of the world’s permanent deacons serve in dioceses of the United States, which has 6% of the world’s Catholic population, according to a newly-released survey conducted for …
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New Mexico diocese fights to save Mount Cristo Rey from ‘desecration’ for border wall (OSV News)
The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, continued its legal efforts to prevent the confiscation of some of its land for a US-Mexico border wall. The 14 acres of land …
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Joseph Capizzi to lead Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life
For Capizzi, the new role comes at a moment he said he sees as marked by both challenges and opportunities for the Catholic Church, particularly in the U.S.
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Why we can’t toss aside just war theory
“What worries me most about the push to jettison just war theory is that it betrays a deeper inability to wrestle with the fact of evil in the world,” writes …
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Podcast: For Palestinian Zoughbi Zougbhi, hope ‘is a form of nonviolent struggle’
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear hosts Zoughbi Zoughbi, a lifelong Catholic Palestinian activist, organizer and teacher of Gospel nonviolence.
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Sitting by Dorothy Day’s grave, her granddaughter reflects on faith, family and war
Nearly 46 years after Dorothy Day’s death, her granddaughter Martha Hennessy still finds herself interpreting Day’s legacy — not only for the church and the wider world, but for herself.
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Change in Constitution could trigger civil war, DR Congo bishops warn (ACI Africa)
The bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo warned that a constitutional amendment permitting President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term could trigger a civil war. “We believe …
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French bishops begin novena ahead of euthanasia vote (Conférence des évêques de France)
The French bishops’ conference announced a novena ahead of a June 30 National Assembly vote on legislation that would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. “Since the first debates, the bishops …