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May 24, 2019

Iraq’s Christians are slowly coming home, but they face grave new threats

May 24, 2019

Saly and Rahma are like so many young American university students. In their second year at Catholic University, these two young women are serious students, thoughtful and articulate. They talk excitedly about their chosen majors and their plans for the future. Both twenty-somethings seem poised to become strong and competent professionals after completing their studies

Once again, young Catholics recognize the errors of their elders

May 24, 2019

Threats to the Catholic Church in America, as elsewhere, are often external ones. But as the clerical abuse scandals have amply demonstrated, Catholics themselves can sometimes be the Church’s own worst enemies. Augustine once taught that we should fear the internal threats more than the external ones. Emperors might tear apart bodies in the Coliseum,

How China’s technological controls keep Christians under constant surveillance

May 24, 2019

As the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests approaches, the Chinese Communist Party is utilizing authoritarian tactics old and new to crack down on Christians. High tech means of controlling religious observance include facial recognition surveillance and a smartphone app that ranks citizens’ party loyalty. On the local level, however, government officials are still

Georgetown Visitation alumnae respond to ‘heartbreaking betrayal’

May 24, 2019

Former students of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School have published an open letter challenging a recent decision they say undermines the Catholic identity of the school. “The false choice you have set up, between embracing the truth of Catholic teaching and loving our LGBTQ sisters and brothers, is already spreading a culture of fear” graduates of

Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit came as fire, not a schedule

May 24, 2019

Pope Francis Thursday condemned an exaggerated focus on plans and agendas which do not leave room for the spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit. He cautioned against “those particular churches, those who do so much in the organization, plans, to have everything clear, all distributed.” “It makes me suffer,” he said May 23, at Mass

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/05/19

May 24, 2019

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been re-elected president of Caritas Internationalis. The Rwandan Church has rejected calls to expel clergy convicted of taking part in the 1994 genocide. A Swiss bishop has confirmed that he will retire to an SSPX hostel. Emma Green says that Middle Eastern Christians “serve as chips for more powerful players