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Your letters: Just war theory, religious liberty and Magnifica Humanitas
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about just war theory, religious liberty and Magnifica Humanitas.
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Was George Washington Catholic? Unlikely, but his religious tolerance predated Vatican II.
On America’s 250th birthday, we can celebrate and embrace our first president’s commitment to religious freedom — and rejoice that it’s shared by the first American pope.
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Pope Leo received the Liberty Medal. Here’s what 3 previous popes said on US freedom.
Pope Leo XIV will be honored as a recipient of the Liberty Medal by the National Constitution Center on July 3. The last three popes have all made serious attempts …
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ASIA/MYANMAR – Archbishop of Mandalay: “Hope endures amid war, disaster and interreligious solidarity”
by Paolo Affatato Mandalay – “The word ‘hope’ always belongs to Christians. We do not place our hope in this world, nor in any person on earth. Our hope comes …
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What John Paul II Left Implicit Is Now Explicit: SSPX Is in Schism
Longfin MediaA statue of St. John Paul II stands outside the Pontifical Sanctuary of St. John Paul II in Kraków. COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV has chosen, with discretion, to end …
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John 14:5-6—Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going …
Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and …
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Jul. 3 Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle, Feast
The Feast of St. Thomas, the Apostle, who at first did not believe, has become for the Church one of the first witnesses to her faith. She is fond of …
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The Society of Saint Pius X is excommunicated—now what?
Saint Peter statue outside the Basilica, Vatican, Rome. (Image: Fr. Barry Braum/Unsplash.com) The Society of Saint Pius X, unfortunately, finally carried out its long-threatened illicit episcopal consecrations at Écône on …
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Nicaraguan dictatorship detains Bishop Abelardo Mata again
Mata was detained on June 29, released the same day, and as of June 30 reportedly is under house arrest. At a June 28 Mass he asked for prayers for …
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Nicaraguan dictatorship detains Bishop Abelardo Mata again
Nicaraguan police detained Bishop Emeritus Abelardo Mata again on June 30, just one day after his initial detention and subsequent release on June 29. The 80-year-old prelate is reportedly now …