Earlier this week, the Catholic University of America terminated the contract of a psychology professor who invited a self-proclaimed “abortion doula” to speak for a class. University president Peter Kilpatrick announced the decision on Tuesday, Jan. 30 — just one…
It didn’t take long for the world to respond — in a veritable firestorm — to the Vatican’s release of Fiducia supplicans just three weeks ago. Within days, images of priests donning vestments and blessing homosexual couples in front of…
One year ago today, countless Catholics lost their spiritual father. The present pontificate has been, in the words of the late Cardinal George Pell, “a disaster in many or most respects; a catastrophe,” leaving faithful Catholics feeling as if they’ve…
When Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann asked priests, deacons, and lay pastoral workers in the German Diocese of Speyer to offer blessings for same-sex unions and remarried couples early last month, his letter made international news — and it should have. That’s…
The Pope is penalizing a retired American cardinal for his outspoken conservative views on doctrine and politics. It was reported late last month that Pope Francis referred to Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, former head of the Vatican’s highest court, as…
The University of Notre Dame announced on Monday that Father Robert A. Dowd will assume the role of president of the university next year. Father Dowd will succeed Father John Jenkins, who has served as president for the past 19…
I attended a wedding last weekend, celebrating the nuptials of the fourth of my college friends to get married since we graduated in May of last year. The countercultural nature of young marriage isn’t lost on me or my friends….
This year on the feast of Saint Francis Xavier, I am reminded of another Jesuit who also journeyed to Japan: Pope Francis, whose words on the Japanese martyrs during his Apostolic visit in 2019 continue to echo in my mind…
A new poll is revealing that Catholic priests in the U.S. are trending more and more theologically conservative. Published last week by the Catholic University of America, the study examined differences between various generations of priests, the ongoing impact of…
