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The Lord of the Rings returns to movie theaters this weekend and is proving as popular as ever. The re-release of the three Peter Jackson-produced films to mark the 25th anniversary of the release of the first of the three films, The Fellowship of Ring, has generated $5 million in domestic presales, with roughly 407,000 ... read more

"The '80s may be "once upon a time," writes Rebecca Bratten Weiss, but "The show's themes of government overreach and the exploitation of women are pressingly relevant."  ... read more

Gustavo Gutiérrez's lifework powerfully conveyed that spirituality must be connected to the material conditions of the people one is in community with. So I ask myself: Are you able to hear the prophets on the subway? ... read more

In 1995 The Liars' Club arrived on The New York Times' bestseller list and fashioned author Mary Karr as a thrilling, new literary voice. NCR spoke with Karr about her literary influences and her love of the Spiritual Exercises. ... read more

St. Anthony of Egypt Feast date: Jan 17 On his Jan. 17 feast day, both Eastern and Western Catholics celebrate the life and legacy of St. Anthony of Egypt, the founder of Christian monasticism whose radical approach to discipleship permanently impacted the Church. In Egypt's Coptic Catholic and Orthodox Churches, which have ... read more

This week’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court, in cases involving state laws that ban boys from girls’ sports, may prove to be a decisive turning point in the surreal political struggle over gender ideology. The battle is not won, but the momentum has shifted. Credit Justice Samuel Alito with the question that fully exposed ... read more

A recent New York Times feature noted that quarterback Fernando Mendoza, before helping change Indiana University football history, excelled at Belen Jesuit, an all-boys Catholic school in Miami, and then Miami Columbus High, another all-boys Catholic school. Oh, and his mother was a star athlete at Lourdes Academy, an all-girls Catholic school ... read more

He prays best who does not know that he is praying. — St. Anthony ... read more

The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Anthony, Abbot (251-356) from the 3rd century. St. Anthony, the Father of the monastics, retired to the desert at about the age of eighteen in order to live in perfect solitude. Many heard about his ascetic life and came to join him in his hermitage, He laid the ... read more

Motherhood is an amazing gift that only women have. Yet so many of our fellow citizens have been programmed to view it instead as a burden, an obstacle to career advancement, or even a disease to be avoided at all costs through sterilization, contraception, and abortion ... read more

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Jan 16, 2026 / 18:29 pm (CNA). U.S. bishops and Catholic pro-life organizations will be watching to see if President Donald Trump’s health ... read more

Staten Island, New York | Credit: John McAdorey/Shutterstock Jan 16, 2026 / 17:40 pm (CNA). The New York Police Department (NYPD) says it will increase officer presence at local churches after several crimes committed at Catholic parishes on Staten Island.Several Catholic churches on Staten Island have been vandalized or attacked in recent ... read more

Dutch conservative political commentator and activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek delivers a speech during the first “Remigration Summit” at Teatro Condominio on May 17, 2025, in Gallarate, Italy. She was recently barred by the U.K. government from entering the U.K., deemed “not conducive to the public good.” | Credit: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images) Jan 16, ... read more

Bishop Earl Fernandes offers the homily during a Mass at Pickaway Correctional Institution near Columbus, Ohio, on June 28, 2024. | Credit: Catholic Times/Ken Snow Jan 16, 2026 / 14:35 pm (CNA). Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, expressed gratitude that the Department of Homeland Security is easing visa restrictions for religious ... read more

I don’t know how it came to happen that I, of all people, ended up with a daughter as biddable and sweet natured as I did. It’s not genetic, that’s for sure. She’s universally doted upon, to be sure, especially since we waited more than a decade — I won’t say always patiently, though usually ... read more