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How Doctors of the Church are chosen
Pope Leo will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church on November 1st. What criteria are used to make this decision? First of all, the word “doctor” in this sense does not refer to the person who treats your flu or to someone who…
Report: 75 percent of states flunk religious freedom index
Tyler Arnold, Catholic News Agency Wednesday, October 29, 2025 About three-fourths of states scored less than 50 percent on Napa Legal Institute’s religious freedom index, which measures how well states safeguard religious liberty for…
Pope’s itinerary for first journey released
On Monday, the Vatican released the itinerary of Leo’s November 27th through December 2nd Apostolic Journey to Turkey and Lebanon. The trip will begin Ankara, Turkey, and will be highlighted by a visit with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. On the…
The Death of Halloween – The Catholic Thing
The night of drunken carousing that now passes for Halloween bears little resemblance to the festival of old. Like spiders slurping the innards of a beetle, disenchantment and commercialization have bled it of meaning. And yet the carapace…
Where Did Francis Go Awry?
When I retired after a decade of service at the Holy See, things were not going well. That was in 2016. Truth be told, things were already not going well even under Benedict XVI. The Roman Curia is a bureaucratic mess. But magisterial messes are…
Rand Paul Supports Massie Against Trump’s Attacks
AP ImagesRand Paul Two of America’s most constitutionally obedient legislators are banding together to weather President Donald Trump’s attacks. Interestingly, the positions that have made them lightning rods for Trump’s ire are similar…
Fed Judge Release Dangerous Criminal Arrested for Soliciting Bondi’s Assassination.
gerenme/iStock/Getty Images Plus One of the many federal judges involved in an immigration case with the Trump administration has released a TikTok user who, federal authorities allege, put a $45,000 bounty on the head of U.S. Attorney…
Fed Judge Releases Dangerous Criminal Arrested for Soliciting Bondi’s Assassination
gerenme/iStock/Getty Images Plus One of the many federal judges involved in an immigration case with the Trump administration has released a TikTok user who, federal authorities allege, put a $45,000 bounty on the head of U.S. Attorney…
NYYRC President: NYC Becoming More Republican
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:57 — 33.0MB)Subscribe: Android | | More Stefano L. Forte, president of the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC), discusses the New York City…
Man Killed His Pregnant Girlfriend in Front of Their 10-Month-Old Child
David Terrell Smith will return to court today to be arraigned in the ghastly murder of his pregnant girlfriend in front of their 10th month old infant child. Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said that prosecutors intend to seek…