Raymond J. de Souza

A day of prayer for the Catholics in China is necessary. The CCP will soon test whether those prayers are backed up by words and firm resolve in Rome. Continue Reading »

To fully understand the meaning of the attempted assassination of John Paul II forty years ago, it is necessary to go back to 1966 and ahead to 2000. Continue Reading »

Centesimus Annus, like all great encyclicals, has endured and matured over time. Continue Reading »

Prince Philip’s funeral allowed the liturgy to speak powerfully. Continue Reading »

Küng and Ratzinger would represent the two kinds of reformers at and after the council. Continue Reading »

The distinctive Protestant culture of the United States does not emphasize Holy Week or Good Friday, as is customary in Catholic cultures. Continue Reading »

Even for spoiled royals, a wedding is emphatically not a private matter. Continue Reading »

The task for the human fraternity project of Pope Francis might be best understood as re-tracing the path from Cain and Abel to Joseph and his brothers. Continue Reading »

Father Ignatius and Harry found, across the centuries, that their lives would not be determined by the accidents of birth. Continue Reading »

Trump understood better than the Republican establishment he replaced that judicial appointments are of supreme importance to pro-life and religious liberty voters. Continue Reading »