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Why the Ascension Should Astonish Us
Ford Madox Brown, “The Ascension,” 1844 COMMENTARY: In the Incarnation, heaven descends to earth; in the Ascension, earth ascends to heaven.
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My Last Pope (Probably): Part Two of an Unusual and Very Catholic Travelogue
Editor’s note: Part One of this essay can be read here. —————— Wait, we’re not home yet, though. The journey’s not over. Less than a week later, I was back …
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America’s Papal Moment
“All roads lead to Rome.” This proverbial saying from the ancient empire remained true even as Jesus’ disciples made their way across the world. The Eternal City, the capital of …
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The Synod’s Dangerous Departure: Why Study Group 9’s Report Undermines Catholic Moral Teaching
ScreenshotCardinal Willem Eijk preaches at a July 31 Mass to celebrate Cardinal Burke’s founding of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 2008. By elevating …
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Catholic Film Star Becomes First Christian Chief Minister of Major Indian State
R. Satish Babu Chief minister of India’s Tamil Nadu state, Joseph Vijay, an Indian film superstar, speaks after taking the oath during his swearing-in ceremony in Chennai on May 10, …
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German Catholic Congress Approves Bondage Group’s Booth
canadastock Aerial view of the historic city of Wurzburg with Alte Mainbrucke, region of Franconia, Northern Bavaria, Germany. Organizers of the Würzburg congress told EWTN News the group’s guidelines contain …
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Pope Leo XIV Warns Students Against the ‘Great Lie’ Fueling Youth Anxiety
Pope Leo XIV at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” on May 14, 2026. At Europe’s largest university, the pontiff denounced a culture that reduces people to numbers.
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Pew Report Details How Americans Feel About Religion’s Influence On Government and Public Life
ungvarNearly half of Catholics (49%) say the federal government should enforce separation of church and state, and 16% say it should stop enforcing it, in a Pew Research Center study …
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Inquest Finds Priest and 4 Catholic Civilians Shot by British Troops ‘Unlawfully Killed’
Colum LeneghanJesuit Bishop Alan McGuckian stands after Mass on May 3, 2026, at Corpus Christi chapel with relatives of the Springhill/Westrock shooting victims. Father Noel Fitzpatrick was shot and killed …
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Head of French Charity Warns of Existential Challenges Facing Eastern Christians
Monsignor Hugues de Woillemont looks out over the city during a visit to Taybeh, east of Ramallah, the last entirely Christian town in the West Bank. L’Œuvre d’Orient marks 170 …