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Charlotte priests submit dubia to Vatican over Bishop’s liturgical changes
Michelle La Rosa, The Pillar Thursday, January 8, 2026 Thirty-one priests in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, have submitted a set of questions to the Vatican related to recent liturgical changes announced by the local bishop, including…
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…
Freedom in the Ties That Bind
We Americans have a thing about freedom. We didn’t invent freedom – even in the limited sense of political freedom – though we sometimes like to think (and occasionally act) as though we have an unbreakable monopoly on it. Land of the free, and…
Stop the Pro-Abortion Amendment in Pennsylvania
Thank you to all who have contacted your state representatives about the pro-abortion package of seven bills in the PA House of Representatives. At least for the time being, we have stopped six of the bills. But the 7th, the proposed…
GOP, Democratic Response to ICE Agent’s Self-defense Shooting Shows Insurmountable Differences on Immigration
The disparate reaction among Democrats and Republicans to today’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement action shows that the two parties’ differences on immigrants, immigration, and immigration…
GOP, Dem Response to ICE Shooting Shows Insurmountable Differences on Immigration
The disparate reaction among Democrats and Republicans to today’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement action shows that the two parties’ differences on immigrants, immigration, and immigration…
There is No Defense for Killing Babies With Down Syndrome in Abortions
Periodically—actually more than periodically—I run across stories that are absolutely schizophrenic about children with Down syndrome. The same person who tells us how blessed she or he is to have this special needs child will, in the next…
Nepal is Killing Girl Babies in Abortions Just Because They’re Girls
I have long argued, probably against the grain, that among the Abortion Industry’s primary weaknesses is its cavalier, nay, enthusiastic support for sex-selection abortions–gendercide. You would think killing unborn babies because they are…
Rep. Thomas Massie: Minnesota Childcare Fraud, Venezuela Intervention, and NATO
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joins The New American for a wide-ranging interview covering some of the biggest news items at the start of the new year, including the childcare fraud scandal in Minnesota, U.S. military intervention…