Commentary
When is a deportation policy ‘intrinsically evil’ and when is it not?
Much of the current understanding of this most controversial aspect of the worldwide immigration crisis comes from Vatican II and commentary from popes, including St. John Paul II. But neither John Paul II nor the council elaborated on the…
American religious affiliations – if the U.S. had just 100 people
Becka A. Alper and Aleksandra Sandstrom, Pew Research Center Tuesday, December 2, 2025 There were roughly 262 million adults in the United States, among whom are about 162 million Christians (and 76 million people who have no religion). Such…
Rome’s failure to correct Germany’s Bishops has emboldened their pro-LGBT agenda
The country’s bishops have issued a new document encouraging diversity of sexual identities in Catholic schools. The “orientation aid,” published on October 30, states that Catholic schools should consider “diversity of sexual identities is a…
The miracles of St. Sharbel
Among his stops in Lebanon, Leo XIV will visit the tomb of St. Sharbel, the 19th-century Maronite monk and hermit who is revered for his piety and a remarkable number of reported miracles attributed to his intercession. Even the photograph used…
British Catholicism’s Bright and Various Future
The theologian Jacob Phillips recently remarked, “I’ve spoken at various Catholic events which were full to the brim with recent converts in the 18-30 age range, mostly young men. Priest after priest has told me that it’s gone from adult…
How Angelo Roncalli (the future Pope St. John XXIII) helped shape Vatican-Turkey relations
Souhail Lawand, Catholic News Agency Thursday, November 27, 2025 Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Turkey and Lebanon carries significant historical and diplomatic symbolism. His decision to make the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk his first stop…
The ‘Mediatrix’ Question – The Catholic Thing
Thomas Guarino, First Things Thursday, November 27, 2025 The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith recently released a document on the Blessed Mother, Mater Populi Fidelis (Mother of the Faithful People), is subtitled “Doctrinal Note on Some…
How close can East and West get in the upcoming Nicaea gathering?
In an apostolic letter released ahead of a papal trip to Nicaea – during which Leo will join the Patriarch of Constantinople to mark the 1700th anniversary of the ecumenical council which produced the eponymous creed – Leo XIV recalled the…
Leo XIV on the indissolubility of marriage
Address to the Tribunal of the Roman Rota Wednesday, November 26, 2025 “The theme that guides us today is the tenth anniversary of the reform of the process of matrimonial nullity. . . .We might ask ourselves why Jesus as Judge has been…
When did double suicides become trendy?
When a Brussels couple revealed that they were planning to die together in the world’s first “couple” euthanasia in 2014, despite not being terminally ill, the announcement was met with shock. 89-year-old Francis and 86-year-old Anne said their…