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‘2 hours to pack up’: How the Iranian conflict has upended Catholic pilgrimages in the region

The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran brought major conflict to the Middle East and sent Christian pilgrims scrambling for safe harbor there. [...]

Paul Thigpen: A Paragon of Humility and Christian Charity

Academic and intellectual to the core, Paul Thigpen rather chose the path of humility and poured his time, talent, and treasure into the Mother who saved him.

Redemptor Hominis: more important than ever

Forty-seven years ago, Pope John Paul II issued his first encyclical, Redemptor Hominis (The Redeemer of Man). The first letter in the centuries-old encyclical tradition devoted to the Christian idea of the human person, Redemptor Hominis was also what [...]

Forced Chinese Organ Harvesting

The Vatican should be at the forefront in criticizing Chinese organ harvesting and other forms of CCP immoral criminality. Yet it has never issued a formal, explicit condemnation.

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, March 4, 2026

How to Write Well – and Why (The Catholic Thing): “Bad writing suggests confused and lazy thinking.  We fix, or at least improve, our reasoning skills by reading – books of substance, lots of them, varied and [...]

Martyr-nuns killed in Yemen 10 years ago ‘source of hope’

March 4 is the 10th anniversary of the death of four Missionaries of Charity, who were killed in a terrorist attack at a nursing home in Yemen. At the time, Pope Francis mourned their death and held them up as martyrs: “These are the martyrs of today,” he exclaimed. “They are not found on the Read More…

Martyr-nuns killed in Yemen 10 years ago ‘source of hope’

The ‘Elegant Efficiencies of a Full House’: A Response to the Critics of Large Families

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Anthropic’s Break With the Pentagon Ignites AI Ethics Debate

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Iraqi archbishop laments spread of Iranian conflict, communication barrier with Tehran archbishop

Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of Erbil, Iraq, shared the situation on the ground for the Iraqi Christian community with “EWTN News Nightly” as the prospect of broader regional war looms. [...]

‘This work is about hope:’ University of St. Mary prison education program centers on human dignity

University of St. Mary, a Catholic liberal arts university in Leavenworth, Kansas, offers a prison education program as part of its Catholic mission. English professor Leanna Brunner devotes much of her time to educating prisoners [...]