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Cover of ‘How to Get Along With Almost Everybody’ by Dr. Ray Guarendi, shown at left An excerpt from ‘How to Get Along With (Almost) Everybody’ by Dr. Ray Guarendi ... read more

Surely one of the most provocative conversations this year has been that sparked by conservative essayist Helen Andrews, whose October essay “The Great Feminization”—which censured what she describes as the feminization of Western institutions—went so viral that even liberal corporate media couldn’t ignore it. The New York Times welcomed her to write an op-ed on ... read more

Abuja – The 130 students who had been held hostage in the attack on St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri on November 21 have been released. The release took place yesterday, Sunday, December 21, and the rescued individuals have been taken to Minna, the capital of Niger State. "We are profoundly grateful to the Federal ... read more

Pourcine Pic-Macaya – “Maintenance work on the paths and roads in the parish territory has begun again. At a time of year when agricultural work slows down, a small wage is very helpful and gives encouragement to many people. The two main roads leading to the local agricultural markets are now more passable, even by ... read more

Pope Leo XIV received young people of the Italian Catholic Action movement on December 19 and told them that “to make peace is the quintessential ‘Catholic action,’ because it is the gesture that makes us witnesses of Jesus, the Redeemer of the world.” ... read more

When you think about the needs of the Archdiocese of New York, and the enormity of the task of leading more than 2 million Catholics, Bishop Ronald Hicks seems tailor-made to fill that niche. ... read more

Following two years of absence, public Christmas festivities, like holiday lights in Bethlehem and other locales, are returning. Also making an appearance, say some observers, are dribbles of visitors to the Holy Land. ... read more

God made God's-self powerless to know us more intimately, and as God's Word entered history, for one breathtaking moment all of Creation sang out with rejoicing. ... read more

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear takes a deep dive into Matthew 2, the famous story of the Magi. ... read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley, the president of the US bishops’ conference, defended the American bishops’ focus on immigration in a Sunday television interview, saying that the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration has caused “fear in a rather widespread manner.” The archbishop acknowledged the nation’s right to control its own borders. But he said that the ... read more

“A fidelity that generates the future is what priests are called to today,” Pope Leo XIV says, in the opening line of a new apostolic letter on priestly formation. The papal document, entitled Una Fedelta che Genera Future, was released on December 22, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Vatican II documents on priestly ... read more

In a December 22 address to the leaders of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV insisted that the work of the Vatican should be characterized by a missionary attitude and a spirit of communion. The Pope’s annual exchange of Christmas greetings with the Roman Curia has an opportunity for the Pontiff—especially, as in this case, ... read more

Author and translator Jennifer Bryson, whose most recent published work is a translation of the German Catholic author Ida Görres, reflected on her experience interrogating prisoners at Guantanamo, and how her Catholic faith influenced her approach. “I said, ‘these are human beings,” she explains. “An interrogation is a conversation between two human beings.” ... read more

Nigerian government officials have announced that all of the children abducted from a Catholic school by gunmen on November 21 have now been set free. Over 250 students and teachers had been kidnapped, with more than 100 released earlier this month. Government officials announced “the rescue of the remaining 130 children and staff,” boasting that ... read more

St. Chaeromon Feast date: Dec 22 Not much is known about the life of St. Chaeromon except that he was a bishop of Nilopolis in Egypt who was already advanced in age when Emperor Trajanus Decius began the intense persecution of Christians. Chaeromon and his companions fled to Arabia, and are believed to ... read more