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 Alternative for Germany Party has caught the attention of some U.S. Republicans, who are exploring the prospect of a Western cultural hegemony. On Monday, October 19, Marc Bernhard, a representative of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) at the German Bundestag, will deliver a speech on «Mass Migration and the Future of the West» at […]
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 […]
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 […]
Donald Trump launched his campaign to “re-Americanize” America with two moves that immediately put him on a collision course with even the Catholic bishops most aligned with his policies. These moves were a crackdown on undocumented immigrants and a restrictive interpretation and of ius soli regarding the right to U.S. citizenship. In his second term […]
The US upsets its old friends, but China doesn’t win new ones. They’re parallel weaknesses, with America having the upper hand, but things could turn around if Beijing finds its compass. Washington needs more stable ties. It’s still unclear how the US wants to reconcile its new face and posture at home and abroad. The […]
