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A “rule of life” isn’t just for monks

Most of us, it seems, are not called to the cloister. We have dishes to wash, meetings to attend, children to raise, aging parents to care for. And yet, many people — religious or not — find themselves longing for something monasteries seem to hold: rhythm, meaning, peace. The good news is you don’t need Read More…

A “rule of life” isn’t just for monks

Defiling Consecrated Ground

The recent desecration of a German cathedral with a bizarre dance routine involving semi-naked men juggling plucked chickens was all part of a wider modern pattern of treating consecrated ground as just an empty entertainment space rather than a sacred space.

The Age of Fragility: Reclaiming Resilience in a Culture of Victimhood

The distorted image of God that many Christians have come to hold amounts to nothing more than a fuzzy "safe-space."

Looking Backward in the Diocese of Charlotte

The persecution of tradition is not a new story, but the latest—and probably final—attacks from the Woodstock-era Bishops have a fresh tyrannical twist.

Leo XIV, Fulton Sheen, and the Catholic American Heartland

From Fulton Sheen to Robert Prevost (now Pope Leo XIV), American Catholicism is in its ascendancy.

International Theological Commission publishes important document on the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

The International Theological Commission has now published an important and comprehensive document entitled, “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior: The 1700th Anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.” It aims not only to recall the nature and significance of the Council, given its great historical importance for the Church, but also to highlightthe extraordinary resources that the Nicene creed, continuously professed up to our own time, contains and re-proposes, especially in view of the new phase of evangelization that the Church is presently called to undertake

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Haiti’s Way of the Cross continues: Two religious sisters murdered

In an exclusive statement to ACN, Archbishop Mésidor explained that the situation in the country has worsened, and that the terrible crisis brought on by the increased violence is radically affecting the Church’s continued presence in the capital.

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20,000 pilgrims from 90 countries arrive in Rome for Jubilee of the Sick

The event will open on Saturday morning with a pilgrimage to the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, allowing attendees to begin their spiritual journey with a moment of reflection and renewal. But the Jubilee is not only a time of prayer; it is also a platform for dialogue, education, and community engagement.

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A papable, new leader of the French episcopate

At 66 years old, Cardinal Aveline is widely respected for his deep commitment to interfaith dialogue and pastoral work. His election was decisive, with over two-thirds of the votes in the first round—a reflection of the strong support he enjoys among his fellow bishops.

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Ortega Regime Seizes Matagalpa Diocese Headquarters in Latest Attack on Nicaragua’s Catholic Church

The confiscation of the curia is widely seen as an extension of the Ortega regime’s vendetta against Bishop Rolando Álvarez, the exiled leader of the diocese. Arrested in 2022 after a two-week police raid on churches in Matagalpa, Álvarez was sentenced in 2023 to 26 years in prison on charges of “treason.” Stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship, he became stateless in a blatant violation of international law.

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