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Ohio Government Seeks to Shut Down Catholic-Run Nursing Home Amid ‘Widespread Care Failures’
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (691+ words) The attorney general of Ohio is moving to shut down a Catholic-run nursing home amid reports that the facility is placing elderly residents in "clear and present danger." House of Loreto, a nursing facility run by the sisters of the…...
Combatting Feminism: A History
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (534+ words) 'Like Oz's wizard, the glitter of feminism has promised much but is proving to be not only empty but dangerous.' Editor's Note: The following excerpt from Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can't Be Fused with Christianity (Sophia Institute Press), is published…...
Remembering Cardinal John O’Connor, a Saintly Hero
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (932+ words) COMMENTARY: Cardinal O'Connor was a role model for Catholics who witness in the public square. For generations, the archbishop of New York has held a singular place in the life of the Catholic Church in the United States " standing at…...
10 Fascinating Facts About the Mysterious Enoch
14+ hour, 40+ min ago (735+ words) A closer look at the enigmatic Old Testament figure whose fidelity and fate have intrigued believers for centuries. Enoch holds a special place in the Church as a unique example of a faithful servant. He lived in a wicked generation…...
Cardinal Roche Doubles Down on ‘Traditionis Custodes’
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (1216+ words) In an undelivered consistory address, the prefect for the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments reiterated that the 1969 Missal of Paul VI should be "the sole expression" of the Roman Rite liturgy. In an undelivered address…...
A Catholic Perspective on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (518+ words) EDITORIAL: We hope the administration heeds Pope Leo XIV's reminder that the long-standing priorities of promoting democracy and upholding human rights around the world shouldn't be discarded at the expense of hemispherical hegemony. Two views of international relations are on…...
Manila’s Feast of the Black Nazarene Draws 9.6 Million Devotees
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (1032+ words) Bishop Sescon celebrated the Mass at the Quirino Grandstand before the procession began. More than 9.6 million Catholics joined the annual feast of the Black Nazarene, one of Asia's biggest religious events, seeking miracles and hope on Jan. 9 in the Philippines....
Pope Leo XIV Urges Making Time ‘to Speak With God’
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (827+ words) Pope Leo XIV urged Christians Wednesday to set aside time in their daily lives to speak with God in prayer and warned about the harm to one's relationship with him when this is ignored. "Time dedicated to prayer, meditation and…...
The Evangelist in Stanley Prison
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (888+ words) COMMENTARY: If Paul VI was right about witnesses being evangelists, then Jimmy Lai is one of Catholicism's most compelling evangelists. In a 1974 address to a group of lay Catholics, Pope Paul VI noted that "Modern man listens more willingly to…...
The Face of Africa’s Young Church Offers Hope to a Weary West
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1160+ words) COMMENTARY: A journey across Eastern and Southern Africa revealed the Gospel lived with freshness and zeal " a sign of where the global Church is heading. "Are you a Christian?" a local gentleman had enthusiastically asked, as I was in the…...