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Thoughts on America, Age 250
Americans are bad at history. As the late Christopher Lasch and many other scholars have noted, we’re ambivalent about the past. We claim to be a “new order of the …
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As Feminized Universities Falter, Faithful Catholic Colleges Flourish
With women now occupying more than a third of all college presidencies, the feminization of higher‑education leadership is no longer a trend but a governing paradigm. It is likely that …
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Vatican newspaper highlights Iranian regime’s repression (CWN)
L’Osservatore Romano devoted the most prominent article in its January 14 edition to government repression in Iran.
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Vatican foreign minister denounces surrogacy (Vatican News (Italian))
Echoing comments made by Pope Leo in his address to the diplomatic corps (CWN analysis), the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations denounced surrogacy as a …
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Manila’s Feast of the Black Nazarene draws record 9.6 million devotees (CWN)
A record crowd of over 9.6 million people took part in the annual procession in Manila for the Philippine Feast of the Black Nazarene.
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388 million Christians suffer ‘high levels’ of persecution and discrimination, report finds (Open Doors )
An organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians reported that over 388 million Christians suffer “high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.” In its newly released World Watch List …
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Remembering Cardinal John O’Connor, a Saintly Hero
Bernard GotfrydArchbishop John J. O’Connor in January 1985 COMMENTARY: Cardinal O’Connor was a role model for Catholics who witness in the public square.
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Istanbul’s ‘sea snot’ is a test case for ecological sin
If ecological sin is real, then ecological repentance must be real, too: pipes that work, standards that bite, and the stubborn, persistent work of repair.
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The Leo Chronicles: Brackets
The Leo Chronicles: Who are the diplomats and the peacemakers?
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Outrage is appropriate but not enough to defeat Trumpism
The only way to prevent further tragedies like the horrific killing of Renee Good is to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box. And that requires consciously reaching out to …