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July 05, 2019

What St Thomas Aquinas teaches us about patriotism

July 05, 2019

It’s a mysterious thing to feel indebted to someone. I don’t mean the kind of debt one piles up on a credit card or bank loan. I mean the kind of feeling you have when you think back on those drives you took with dad, or the memories you have learning to make pies with

Putin and Pope Francis discuss Ukraine, Syria and Venezuela

July 05, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on July 4 for a 55-minute private discussion. Pope Francis and Putin discussed current affairs in Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela, as well as environmental issues and questions concerning the Catholic Church in Russia, according to the Holy See Press Office. “Thank you for the

‘I was healed by Cardinal Newman’

July 05, 2019

A few prayers to Blessed John Henry Newman became a “constant dialogue” and then a desperate response to an emergency for Melissa Villalobos of Chicago. Her healing, which saved her life and the life of her unborn child, was accepted as the miracle needed for the 19th-century British cardinal’s canonization. Pope Francis announced July 1

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/07/19

July 05, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked Pope Francis for yesterday’s “very substantive” talks. The Syro-Malabar Church will hold an emergency synod today. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has accused the Pope of ignoring accusations against “the third most powerful figure at the Vatican”. Mattia Ferraresi argues that Matteo Salvini has “has occupied a space that the