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July 24, 2019

Earlier this month, a conference on “national conservatism” in Washington, DC, showed that the terms of debate on the American right are changing. Intellectuals on the right are increasingly likely to cast their arguments in terms of what serves the nation, rather than what serves the individual. Beyond these shared terms, there sometimes seemed to be

The Lebanese saint who unites Christians and Muslims

July 24, 2019

St. Charbel Makhlouf is known in Lebanon for the miraculous healings of those who visit his tomb to seek his intercession – both Christians and Muslims. “St. Charbel has no geographic or confessional limits. Nothing is impossible for [his intercession] and when people ask [for something], he answers,” Fr. Louis Matar, coordinator of the Shrine

Can the new bishop of Wheeling-Charleston clear up after Bransfield?

July 24, 2019

Pope Francis this week tapped Bishop Mark E. Brennan to succeed the disgraced Bishop emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, Michael E. Bransfield, who is credibly accused of sexual misconduct with adults and serious financial malfeasance. Pope Francis has imposed disciplinary measures on Bransfield, which were announced through a letter posted to the Wheeling-Charleston diocesan website on Friday

Car crash reveals Santa Rosa priest embezzled $95,000

July 24, 2019

When EMTs rushed to the scene of a Santa Rosa car accident June 19, they found Fr. Oscar Diaz, a local pastor, stuck in the car with a broken hip and other injuries. They also found $18,305.86, in cash. Diaz told police the money was his salary. It wasn’t. The money belonged to Santa Rosa’s

Sri Lankan church re-consecrated, cardinal challenges government

July 24, 2019

One of the churches in Sri Lanka damaged in attacks on Easter was re-consecrated on Sunday. During the ceremony, the Archbishop of Colombo criticized the government’s investigation of the attacks. St. Sebastian’s parish in Negombo, nearly 25 miles north of Colombo, was re-consecrated on July 21 by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. The church was one of

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/07/19

July 24, 2019

The Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See (APSA) “spent €100 million to purchase a prestigious London property” in 2015, reports Edward Pentin. President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a decree dismissing Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See. Outspoken Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio José Báez explains how he harnesses social media (Mary Beth Sheridan). Dean Dettloff