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Above: Le Santuario della Beata Vergine del Rosario de Pompei (Italy). One hundred and fifty years ago, on November 13, 1875, the “new” Pompeii was born. On that momentous day, a humble cart—ordinarily used for manure and driven by the carter Angelo Tortora—carried the venerated image of Our Lady of the Rosary into the town…

In 2003, I took part in a cross-country bicycle ride sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the social-justice arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Our goal was to raise awareness about what the USCCB was doing to address the “root causes of poverty” in America. Besides riding our bicycles upward…

In this age of the unrelenting back and forth of social media, where people lob insults and accusations like mortars, it is hard to find genuine charitable rebuttals to another person’s work. This article will endeavor, with charity, to rebut the article “Can Fallen Priests Be Restored to Ministry? Yes—Here’s How” recently penned by Mr….