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July 2024

July 26, 2024

What Is Catholic Integralism?

Catholic Integralists believe that religious values – specifically Christian ones – should guide government policies....

July 07, 2024

The Catholic Church Is Using The Olympics To Engage Youths

The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church....

January 2024

January 22, 2024

Latin America’s colonial period was less Catholic

Conversion was often a violent affair, but that doesn’t mean it was 100% successful. Colonial...

January 10, 2024

Pope Francis called surrogacy ‘deplorable’

Surrogacy can exploit women, but others may choose to be involved for altruistic reasons. A...

January 03, 2024

100 years ago, the KKK planted bombs at a US university

Most of the Klan’s victims were African American, but many other groups have been targeted...

October 2023

October 04, 2023

Birds, Worms, Rabbits: Francis of Assisi Was Said To Have Loved Them All – But Today’s Pet Blessings On His Feast Day Might Have Seemed Strange To The 13th Century Saint

Medieval monastics were often discouraged from owning companion animals, which were viewed as a distraction,...

September 2023

September 13, 2023

The History of the Cross and Its Many Meanings Over The Centuries

Sept. 14 is the the Feast of the Holy Cross celebrated by many Catholics and...

August 2023

August 23, 2023

What the pope’s visit to Mongolia says about his priorities and how he is changing the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to meet the tiny Catholic community of Mongolia is drawing considerable...

July 2022

July 24, 2022

The patriotic Virgin: How Mary’s been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns

Many religions have been used to prop up nationalism, and Catholicism is no exception, as...

April 2022

April 20, 2022

Who are the Jesuits?

The Jesuits are among the Catholic Church’s most influential religious orders but no strangers to...

April 11, 2022

Pope Francis apologized for the harm done to First Nations peoples, but what does a pope’s apology mean?

A Catholic theologian writes about why papal apologies can be meaningful, even when some may...

February 2022

February 22, 2022

How Lourdes became a byword for hope

St. Bernadette’s visions of the Virgin Mary in the 19th century inspired the pilgrimage site...

February 21, 2022

Why are some Roman Catholic saints called doctors of the church

Saints are recognized for exceptional virtue and faith. But some also are commemorated for their...