NAGPUR, India — Catholic leaders in one of India’s most populous states are demanding the repeal of a new law that criminalizes religious conversion — the 13th such measure enacted across the country under the ruling Hindu-nationalist government. “We protest this move. We have urged the government to repeal this law. Copies of our [Western…
“After the tragic experiences of the 20th century, aerial bombardment should have been banished forever!” Pope Leo XIV said Monday during an audience with airline executives and staff. “Instead, as we know, it still exists, and technological development, which is positive in itself, is being put at the service of war. This is not progress,…
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The number of catechumens — people preparing to receive baptism — continues to grow robustly in France. After reaching the highest number in two decades in 2025, with a total of 10,384 baptisms during the Easter Vigil, several French dioceses indicated that this year the number could reach 20,000. Young people are seeking something transcendent…
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Years ago, I remember speaking with a gentleman in regard to the word “countercultural.” I was under the starry-eyed impression that as a Catholic girl attending a liberal arts school I was obviously entrenched in a countercultural experience. But his words pierced through like an electrical shock: “Mmm, not necessarily.” Wide-eyed and burning with curiosity,…
In the early 2000’s, Crisis Magazine reached the peak of its political influence in this country. Its editor-in-chief was the most prominent Catholic advisor to the President of the United States, and Crisis was the go-to periodical for politically-conservative Catholics. Never before or since has this humble magazine wielded such immense clout. There was just…
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Tractate 31 (John 7:25-36) 1. You remember, beloved, in the former discourses — for it was both read in the Gospel and also discussed by us according to our ability — how that the Lord Jesus went up to the feast-day, as it were in secret, not because He feared lest He should be laid…
