Karl Rahner’s theology of The Beatles

A newly available compilation of Rahner’s writings on the arts, edited and translated from the original German by Gesa Thiessen, traces Rahner’s thinking about the phenomenon of inspired enthusiasm.

Abortions soar to highest number in over a decade post Dobbs, study finds

A recent study from the Guttmacher Institute, an organization that supports abortion access, found that the number of abortions in 2023 has increased to the highest number and rate in the United States in over a decade. The group announced March 19 that “new findings from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study show that an estimated […]

Pope Francis laicizes Belgian ex-bishop and abuser Roger Vangheluwe

Pope Francis on March 21, 2024, laicized Bishop Emeritus of Bruges, Belgium, Roger Vangheluwe (center), years after the former prelate admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing his nephew when the latter was a minor. / Credit: Carolus, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Mar 22, 2024 / 09:40 am (CNA). Pope Francis has laicized […]

Pope Francis Laicizes Belgian Ex-Bishop and Abuser Roger Vangheluwe

Carolus Pope Francis on March 21, 2024, laicized Bishop Emeritus of Bruges, Belgium, Roger Vangheluwe (center), years after the former prelate admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing his nephew when the latter was a minor. Bishop Vangheluwe had initially admitted to having sexually abused an underage nephew for years.