Benedict XVI and Francis: differing views on immigration?
While some commentators have claimed Pope Francis’ views on immigration contrast those of his predecessor, both are rooted in Catholic social teaching
Yom Kippur reveals growing rift among Israelis
The rift between Israel’s secular and religious Jews is more visible than ever before, as evidenced by incidents surrounding this week’s celebration of Judaism’s holiest day
Is Biden Too Old?
Is Biden Too Old? By Dominic Preziosi September 27, 2023 In announcing his retirement this month, Utah senator Mitt Romney called on the two likely major-party presidential nominees to step down as well. “I think it would be a great thing if both President Biden and former President Trump were to stand aside and let […]
Reigniting the Fires of Catholic Education
If education is not to be a matter of merely filling buckets which happen to be empty, as the poet Yeats once put it, but of lighting fires that have gone out, how are we to set them blazing again? Where is the kindling wood? And who’s got the match with which to light the […]
Is Opposition to Illegal Immigration a Sin?
To quickly answer the question asked by the title of this article: Of course not. But listening to most Church leaders today, a Catholic would think that it is one of those sins that cry out to Heaven for vengeance (pardon that terribly antediluvian reference.) In fact, opposition to it is a mandate of both […]
Physician brothers Sts. Cosmas and Damian used medical science to help the needy and glorify God
The saintly brothers healed even incurable maladies no less by Christ’s assistance than by their knowledge of medicine.
Europe needs hope, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis smiles during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square Sept. 27, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Sep 27, 2023 / 06:52 am (CNA). To deal properly with the crises it faces, Europe must first have hope, Pope Francis said Wednesday at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “Hope needs to […]
Church Warns That Southern Mexico is ‘Torn by Violence’
Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez of Chiapas, Mexico, with a message of peace. According to the local press, residents of the southern region of Mexico are forced to support or even join the ranks of organized crime, while clashes between drug trafficking cartels are affecting more than 200,000 inhabitants in the region.
India, China, and the future
The September 2 issue of The Spectator featured a cartoon of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak riding an ascending rocket. Inside, the lead article – a preview of the G-20 Summit […]
Free Speech Fracture
DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – Recent polling reveals nearly half of Democrats believe free speech should be permitted only under certain circumstances. This division within the Democratic Party is emblematic of a broader alignment with the ideology of college progressives who view certain speech as a form of violence and hold as acceptable repression of speakers with whom they disagree. […]