Commentary
Abp. Gänswein says he hopes for Benedict XVI’s beatification
Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves, Catholic News Agency Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the apostolic nuncio to the Baltic states and longtime personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, said he now prays not just for but to the late…
How Our Lady (and Mother Teresa) helped break communism’s grip on Albania
For most Catholics, December 8 is known as the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. In Albania, the same date carries an additional meaning. It marks the student protests of Dec. 8, 1990 – later commemorated as National Youth Day – the first…
Pope Leo XIV and the death penalty
In his recent speech to diplomats and other comments, Pope Leo appealed to a certain prudential consideration concerning capital punishment without making the mistake of implying that the death penalty is inherently wrong. Unlike Pope Francis,…
Pope Leo to consistory Cardinals: ‘Pause and reflect’
In his homily yesterday to the Cardinals attending the ongoing Consistory, the Holy Father said in part, “As we know, the word Consistory (Consistorium, or “assembly”) can be understood through the root of the verb consistere, meaning “to stand…
Against the doctrine of double truth
The greatest danger to the new evangelization of the West, including of Germany, is the return of the doctrine of double truth, a belief that is of Gnostic origin and which Irenaeus of Lyon already refuted with Catholic hermeneutics. It is…
Catholic philosopher on U.S. capture of Maduro: A ‘just war’ in theory but not in practice
American philosopher Edward Feser contends that the military operation, though justified in theory, has yet to meet the ancient just war criteria dating back to Sts. Ambrose and Augustine. A just war requires not only a just cause but also a…
Deepfake pornography and my experience of digital violation
Samantha Smith, Catholic Herald Thursday, January 8, 2026 A Catholic writer describes how an artificial-intelligence program was used to doctor a photo of her. As she describes: “My clothes were digitally removed. My face was plastered into…
Why the promise of the Jubilee of 2000 remains unfulfilled
Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Twenty-five years ago, John Paul closed the Great Jubilee 2000 on the solemn feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, 2001. He sincerely felt that “human history and culture”…
U.S. action against Maduro reverberates from Beijing to Manila
China cites “international law” and “the UN Charter” to stand with Venezuela, while not respecting those principles in the South China Sea. And this raises concern about the effect the U.S. intervention in Venezuela may have on moves China may…
A letter to Cardinals offers a solution for TLM ahead of Pope Leo’s first Consistory
Could an ecclesiastical jurisdiction for the traditional Roman liturgy resolve the impasse created by Traditionis Custodes? One of France’s most senior traditionalist clergymen has sent members of the Sacred College a letter proposing a new path…