The world is watching every word and move of the new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost. I say formerly because, as with Christ telling Simon Bar-Jonah, “you are Petras [Peter], and…

Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, social media has exploded with Christians (mostly non-Catholics) claiming that the new pontiff is “woke.” The chief source for these claims would seem to be a handful of X (formerly Twitter) posts either…

For the past twelve years, Catholics have been subjected to an awful lot of “innovation.” The late Pope Francis frequently derided Catholic traditions — especially those pre-dating the Second Vatican Council — and introduced a number of new theories and…

“An American Pope,” editorial cartoon by Tom Stiglich for The American Spectator on May 8, 2025.

Amazing. The traditional release of white smoke signaled that the Catholic Church had a new pope. And it didn’t take long to break the stunning news that for the first time in history, the pope is, yes indeed, an American….

I could easily make this a Seven Quick Things. Or a 17 Quick Things. It’s been that kind of week. But I’ll try to focus on the “quick things” part of the 5QT, which, as you’ll see below, is not…