Confusion grows at John Paul II Institute after scholars’ open letter
It is unclear whether the Institute will respond publicly to the letter
Diocese of Scranton launches investigation into national shrine rector Rossi
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington was questioned over Rossi during a ‘Theology on Tap’ session
At fertility clinics, abandoned human embryos could number in the millions
Fertility clinics are fertilizing far more eggs than necessary, and indefinitely freezing the embryos they don’t need
Archbishop Cordileone: Christians must ‘serve as the conscience of society’ by opposing abortion
The archbishop was speaking at the end of a novena against a bill to force state colleges to stock abortion pills
As appeal verdict looms, Pell faces investigation over Twitter post
Prison authorities are investigating how Pell’s letter was posted on social media
Also in this issue…
Catholics should be worried about the ‘fact-checking’ of a satirical site
Snopes labeled an obviously satirical story as ‘false’, potentially threatening the future of the Babylon Bee website
The pastoral approach of Archbishop Charles Chaput
The archbishop’s 31 years as a diocesan bishop have shaped, in significant ways, the voice of the Church in the US
It is a great shame Jeffrey Epstein will never come to trial
An Epstein trial would have raised uncomfortable questions about power, money, sex, and the limits of consent
Why did so many Germans follow Hitler in committing suicide?
Florian Huber has a sobering analysis of Germany’s suicide epidemic of May 1945
Why do so few US Catholics believe in the Real Presence? Look at the liturgy
A generation of pastors stripped the altars and passed out the Eucharist like a leaflet
Like the Romans, Americans have become fratricidal
Our gun problem is at root a problem with human fraternity. Policies alone cannot fix it
‘Wokeness’ is becoming a parody of Christianity
Mario Lopez had to perform a familiar-sounding act of contrition after incurring LGBT wrath
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The unnamable violence: Why the West is silent about the wave of desecration
When churches are desecrated, statues smashed and priests attacked, the once-Christian West doesn’t know how to respond
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