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Defense in Vatican’s Becciu appeal asks prosecutor to recuse himself for ‘questionable conduct’
Defense lawyers in the Holy See’s “trial of the century” asked the Vatican prosecutor to recuse himself from the appeals trial Monday, arguing he was implicated in questionable behavior according to years of private WhatsApp messages that have…
Pope Leo meets with Cardinal Sarah
Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Robert Sarah in a private audience on Monday, the first time the two men have formally met since Leo was elected Pope in May. The content of…
The Pastoral Value of Doctrine
Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., What We Need Now Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Far from not being needed, as some (even in the Vatican) suggest, the Church’s doctrinal tradition is of supreme importance today, for many of the faithful can often…
Finding Private Roy – The Catholic Thing
The Catholic Thing’s contributor tells the story of her stepfather’s harrowing experience in the invasion of Okinawa in 1945. He was one of what Tom Brokaw dubbed the “Greatest Generation,” right up until the end. Eberstadt writes, “At…
On Dignity and Dependence – The Catholic Thing
The philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, who died this past spring, is best remembered for his book After Virtue (1981). But his book Dependent, Rational Animals (1999) is a work of equal value. In it, he argued that dependence on others is…
Routh Convicted of Attempting to Assassinate Trump
AP Images2022 photo of Ryan Wesley Routh A federal jury convicted Ryan Wesley Routh today of trying to assassinate President Trump a little more than a year ago at Trump’s International Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida.The 59-year-old…
Trump Skewers UN for “Globalist Migration Agenda” & Climate “Con Job”
AP Images President Donald Trump skewered the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday for its refusal to support peace negotiations, its financing of disastrous open-border policies, and the litany of erroneous climate doomsday…
In The Mailbox: 09.23.25 (Afternoon Edition) : The Other McCain
Posted on | September 23, 2025 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOMEBL: Zero Waste Snowy Grouper, Earth, Wind & Fire : September, “Charlie’s Words”, Sinners’ Holiday, and Erika Kirk…
Catholic Bishop Blasts Award for Dick Durbin: “Goes Against Catholic Moral Principles”
A third Catholic bishop has stood up to oppose a decision by Cardinal Blasé Cupich to give an award to pro-abortion Senator Dick Durbin. As LifeNews has reported, Cupich has been flooded with messages from Catholics urging him to rescind an…
Growing Up with Grit and Grace
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:37 — 56.1MB)Subscribe: Android | | More Conor Gallagher and his wife are the parents of sixteen children with Number 17 on the way – who will…