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U.S. State Catholics Trumping the Bishops?

Marcello Neri /

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13 August 2026

Does Florida Attorney General (a Catholic) expect the Church to totally fall in line with the state? America sets a risky precedent that could cripple Christianity. On July 31, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, requesting that they comply with Florida law granting religious exemptions to […]

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United States–Catholic Church: Between Liturgical Battle and Politics

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3 August 2026

Over the centuries, theological debates and conflicts within the Catholic Church have often had political implications of general interest. The pressure being exerted on Pope Leo to reinstate the option of celebrating the Catholic liturgy according to the rite that preceded that of the Second Vatican Council poses a significant challenge to the Catholic Church’s […]

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Thiel, Pope Benedict, and the Fate of U.S. Catholicism

Marcello Neri /

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26 July 2026

Thiel misunderstands Ratzinger. The project of “pure Church” failed. A Pope at the service of a US President would harm the US and the Church. But perhaps the Church can help the US and world find a new balance when the old one is gone. In an article published in First Things, Peter Thiel continues […]

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Notes on Thiel’s Anti-Christ

Francesco Sisci / Director

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22 July 2026

Can Christ help us speak with the world and understand it better than its opposite? It’s a matter of the AI revolution and the rule of law. The techno-billionaire Peter Thiel is fascinated by the anti-Christ. He gave lectures in Rome and recently even wrote an essay for the US Catholic magazine First Things (https://firstthings.com/the-pope-and-the-antichrist/). […]

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Pope Leo in the Footsteps of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin

Marcello Neri /

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6 July 2026

In his messages to the United States on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Pope Leo XIII builds upon Cardinal J. Bernardin’s discourse on a consistent ethics of life in order to define the position of the Catholic Church in the face of major moral and social challenges. It was […]

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U.S. Catholicism in the Vise of the Lefebvrian Schism

Marcello Neri /

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3 July 2026

American conservative Catholics could help steer the presidency away from the losing battle of the “culture wars” and toward a pragmatic and substantial Trump’s political revolution. Following the episcopal ordinations performed by the Lefebvrian Society of St. Pius X, the Holy issued a decree of excommunication formalizing the schism. Excommunicated are all bishops, priests, and […]

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Catholic Dream with American Characteristics

Francesco Sisci / Director

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26 June 2026

The 250th anniversary of the USA could be a turning point for its coming centuries and for the Catholic Church, which today, more than ever, is projecting itself into the world. It was, or is, a special place. The Americas were a place to find a new life, a new chance. They were especially so […]