The Global Future of the Catholic Church
By Jayd Henricks on Jun 05, 2026 04:00 amIn recent months, there have been several articles in both Catholic and secular press noting an uptick in interest in the Catholic Church among young adults in the United States. While encouraging, some of the [...]
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be the patron saint…of what?
By Monsignor Jason A. Gray, J.C.D. on Jun 04, 2026 12:02 pmDuring a recent speech to the General Assembly of Pontifical Mission Societies, Pope Leo XIV gave what may be the clearest indication yet of what Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s legacy in the Catholic Church will [...]
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“My missionary life was an adventure of the heart”: An interview with Fr. Barry Martinson, S.J.
By Paul Senz on Jun 03, 2026 08:00 pmThe work of a missionary is often trying, but the missionaries themselves are usually the first to tell you what a tremendous blessing it is. Father Barry Martinson, S.J., is one such missionary. He has [...]
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Archdiocese of Washington removes prominent exorcist over remarks linking UFOs to demonic activity
By Daniel Payne on Jun 03, 2026 07:22 pmMonsignor Stephen Rossetti's claims about aerial phenomena and demons "gravely undermined" the Church's teachings, Cardinal Robert McElroy said. [...]
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The real reasons behind the deaths of the Ugandan martyrs
By Dawn Beutner on Jun 03, 2026 04:20 amIn the history of the Church, there have been many Christians who have been bluntly told that if they did not renounce their faith in Jesus Christ, they would be killed. But martyrdom is usually [...]
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John Paul II and America
By George Weigel on Jun 03, 2026 04:00 amWhen he was elected Bishop of Rome on October 16, 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła had a rather limited experience of the Catholic Church in the United States. He had met American churchmen at the Second [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
By CWR Staff on Jun 03, 2026 03:00 amWhy the West Needs the American Founding (The American Spectator): “The Founding shows that the West’s deepest traditions can be reconciled and made to sustain a free society.” Theology of the Shoddy (Catholic Culture): “The [...]
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Catholic morality and social concerns
By James Kalb on Jun 02, 2026 09:48 pmPope Leo recently said, in response to a question about the effect of Cardinal Marx’s promotion of blessings for same-sex couples on church unity, The unity or division of the Church should not revolve around [...]
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Church joins in mourning 16 students killed in Kenyan dormitory fire
By Ngala Killian Chimtom on Jun 02, 2026 01:52 pmThe Church in Kenya has joined the rest of the country in mourning the deaths of 16 students who lost their lives in a fire incident that occurred at the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, [...]
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Pope Leo XIV appoints EWTN News President to lead Vatican communications department
By Walter Sánchez Silva on Jun 02, 2026 10:02 amMontserrat Alvarado becomes the first lay woman appointed prefect of a dicastery of the Holy See. [...]
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New book presents Hans urs von Balthasar’s insights on vocation, discernment
By Paul Senz on Jun 02, 2026 01:00 amHans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) was a major and influential figure in the Church in the 20th century. He was a prolific author, a theologian whose thought has been admired and commended by St. Pope [...]
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Dawn Amidst the Darkness: Dispatch from New York City
By Fr. Eric J. Banecker on Jun 01, 2026 07:27 pmI found myself with a free morning in New York City and decided to do some reconnaissance work at Saint Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village. St. Joseph’s has recently been highlighted as a lodestar of [...]
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Fulton Sheen’s missionary legacy hailed by Pope Leo XIV
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú on Jun 01, 2026 02:04 pmThe pontiff praised Venerable Sheen, who will be beatified Sept. 24, as “a light of faith, hope, and love” whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions. [...]
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Catholic Education Foundation hosts July 2026 seminar on role of priests in schools
By CWR Staff on May 31, 2026 09:31 pmThe Catholic Education Foundation is hosting its 12th annual seminar on the role of the priest in today’s Catholic school at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, the Athenaeum in Cincinnati. The intended audience is bishops, priests, and seminarians, and [...]
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The Eastern Lung of Pope Leo’s first encyclical
By Ines Angeli Murzaku on May 31, 2026 03:57 pmAs widely commentated, the most obvious continuity framework for Magnifica Humanitas is Rerum Novarum (1891). The Holy See presented Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical as a document on “safeguarding the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence,” signed on May 15, [...]
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12 things to know and share about the Holy Trinity
By Jimmy Akin on May 31, 2026 02:00 pmThe Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith. Here are 12 things to know and share. [...]
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Continuity and Clarification: On Pope Leo, Pope Francis, and Magnifica Humanitas
By Deacon David H. Delaney, Ph.D. on May 30, 2026 07:51 pmPope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas (MH), has received considerable attention, including from sources not ordinarily interested in papal documents. The reason is understandable, given the attention it gives to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Pope [...]
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California imposes on religious instruction in child care facilities
By Charles J. Russo on May 30, 2026 07:00 pmA recent challenge to religious freedom can be found in Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson. At issue were regulations implementing California’s
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The Gospel of the Trinity: “God is Love”
By Carl E. Olson on May 30, 2026 01:00 pmReadings: • Ex 34:4B-6, 8-9 • Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 • 2 Cor 13:11-13 • Jn 3:16-18 “The divine nature,” wrote St. Thomas Aquinas, “is really and entirely identical with each of the [...]
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Rediscovering Joan of Arc
By Dawn Beutner on May 30, 2026 12:00 amAs she was being led to the stake to be executed, most of the hostile crowd thought she was a witch. Yet, by the time Joan of Arc had been burned alive on May 30, [...]
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My Heart for Yours: A review of Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End
By Nick Olszyk on May 29, 2026 10:43 pmFrom time immemorial, the heart has been the organ of the divine. While the head processes information, the heart gives life to the body by sending blood to every cell that needs nourishment, just as [...]
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