How to Truly “Be Different”
It’s funny to be writing this on a typewriter; but truly, I think there is a great deal to be said for the slogan “be different.” Pope Francis infamously told a World Youth Day audience to “make a mess,” and that is exactly what I’ve been doing with this typewriter for the past thirty minutes. […]
The Faith of the RFKs
On April 25, EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo did an exclusive, hour-long interview with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Kudos to both Arroyo and Kennedy for sitting down to dialogue in a civil, thoughtful manner that’s too rare nowadays for people on separate sides of the political aisle. For Kennedy, that side of the aisle has been the […]
So much is at stake in next week’s sentencing of the ‘DC Nine’ jailed pro-lifers
Peaceful, civil disobedience has never been so threatened and punished in the United States, John Hinshaw writes.
Global fertility rates: Here’s how majority-Catholic countries rank against rest of world
null / Credit: txking/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 7, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). As global fertility rates continue to decline, even majority-Catholic and historically Catholic countries aren’t free from the demographic collapse, which increasingly threatens to shrink the populations of countries below the necessary rate of replacement. Global fertility has been falling for decades, with […]
New Study Suggests Rampant ‘Cafeteria Catholicism’
JGA Msgr. Pope called the study “very unfair Cardinal Wilton Gregory recently used the term to describe President Joe Biden, who as president has advocated for unrestricted abortion through all nine months of pregnancy..
Global Fertility Rates: Here’s How Majority-Catholic Countries Rank Against Rest of World
Gorodenkoff The Vatican announced on Thursday that Pope Francis will speak at an event on Italy’s demographic crisis as the country’s birth rate sits at a historic low. Catholic populations have for years been associated with high fertility rates, owing in part to the Church’s forbiddance of artificial contraception.
Roman Music Under Innocent X
On May 7, 1574, 450 years ago, Giovanni Battista Pamphili was born in Rome, destined to become Pope Innocent X, reigning from 1644 to 1655. His portrait, painted with extraordinary realism by Diego Velásquez († 1660), is renowned. After graduating in civil and canon law, he served as nuncio to Naples and Spain before being […]
Paris 2024: Despite wars, Vatican defends “Olympic truce” as step towards peace
The Olympic Games symbolize a potential step towards peace, says Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, who oversees the Church’s engagement with the sports world
Young Chinese Catholics look to Mary to serve Church, society.
Young Catholics in Suzhou Diocese celebrate the Marian month of May with gatherings that deepen their faith and community ties, inspiring them to embrace God’s love and serve the Church and society effectively.
Uganda to get back remains of two Catholic martyrs from Rome
The Ugandan Church announced it will repatriate the remains of two Ugandan martyrs, executed over a century ago for refusing to renounce Christianity. The remains had been sent to Rome prior to their canonization 60 years ago.