World News
The Future of the Pro-Life Movement
I’ve been involved in the pro-life movement since I was about 5 years old, when my parents took me to my first March for Life in Washington, D.C. Growing up, …
World News
World News
On the Twentieth Anniversary of The God Delusion: Has the New Atheism Unraveled?
On Oct. 2, 2006, Richard Dawkins published The God Delusion, a book that would function as something akin to a manifesto for a new era of atheism. Alongside Christopher Hitchens, …
World News
US Catholic voters see economy as major issue in upcoming election
With skyrocketing prices for gas, stagnant wages and housing costs squeezing middle- and lower-income families, polling suggests that countless American voters are frustrated by the state of the U.S. economy.
World News
Leo’s encyclical is a north star for new space race — and alien encounters, too
Many today are looking to Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas for ethical guidance and hope in a world increasingly saturated with AI. That same document can offer guidance and hope for humanity’s new …
World News
Editorial: Whatever high court decides, Catholic schools must choose inclusion
No Supreme Court decision can substitute for the choice that we have to make. In one instance, church rules and teaching are paramount. In the other, no child will be …
World News
5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever
You may know that St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate, and he was the first non-Italian pontiff since the Dutch …
World News
The Life of Chuck: Stephen King and Mike Flanagan on life, death, and the end of the world
Lovingly adapted from Stephen King’s novella of the same name, The Life of Chuck was written and directed by Mike Flanagan, for whom the material is so well suited that …
World News
Gunn’s Superman is silly and sincere, and that’s good. It could be smarter.
Insofar as writer-director Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) was hired to make an definitive break from the nihilistic, grimdark Snyderverse DC movies and recover a sense of Superman as a …
World News
Elio is a space adventure that Toy Story’s Andy would actually enjoy
While this may not make it a great film, it does make Elio the kind of movie that will actually captivate young viewers in particular. Where other recent Pixar releases …
World News
“Not I, But God”: Interview with Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality director Tim Moriarty
In July of last year I interviewed filmmaker Tim Moriarty for The Catholic Spirit in connection with his documentary Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist. His latest nonfiction film, …