The Catholic blessing of the U.S. president may backfire as the Church distances itself from the show and grows warier of a presidency keen on using religious symbolism for electoral ends. On Thursday, October 22, twelve Catholic bishops attended a meeting with the White House Faith Office at the invitation of the Heritage Foundation. Several […]
The AfD’s victory stems from many unresolved issues since unification. The President of the Conference of Bishops calls for addressing the cultural and social roots of the problem. The Alternative für Deutschland’s (AfD) overwhelming electoral victory in Saxony-Anhalt casts a long shadow over the stability of German constitutional democracy. The events unfolding in Germany, Europe’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical offers theological and humanistic insights into the potential and risks of artificial intelligence for human dignity. It is also a declaration of the “dream of a new modernity,” in which the Catholic Church, nations, peoples, and international institutions collaborate to create ways of inhabiting the world that are worthy of […]
Catholicism and the concrete pursuit of peace how and where to draw the line — is a concrete thorn in the Church, evidence of the real effort. For years, Catholic theology—and perhaps the Church itself—has faced an unresolvable dilemma when it comes to peace. The more decisive and radical the stance against war, the less […]
