Catholicism

A selection of recent articles on this topic

Newman and the New Ultramontanism

George Weigel

The All Saints’ Day proclamation of St. John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church was…

Western Civilization and Augustine (ft. Chad Pecknold)

Mark Bauerlein

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Chad Pecknold joins…

Walking in Wonder (ft. Virginia Aabram)

R. R. Reno

In this episode, Virginia Aabram and Elizabeth Bachmann join Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk…

The Light of the Saints

Jonah Teller

This article is adapted from a sermon given at a recent All Hallows event produced by Higher…

When Forgiveness of Sins Becomes a Financial Liability

Michael J. Mazza

According to the latest study of U.S. Catholic priests, released in mid-October, there still exists a widespread…

Catherine Connolly’s Spoiled Victory

John Duggan

Catherine Connolly is Ireland’s new president. Connolly, who was backed by the hard-left parties, received 63 percent…

A Timely Anniversary

George Weigel

Sixty years ago, on October 28, 1965, the Second Vatican Council adopted, and Pope Paul VI promulgated,…

Newman Against Compromise

Jacob Phillips

On November 1, St. John Henry Newman will be declared a Doctor of the Church—an announcement that…

Vatican II at Sixty

Thomas G. Guarino

December 8, 2025, is quickly approaching, a date marking the sixtieth anniversary of the close of the…

The Church and Immigration Sanity

Francis X. Maier

Let’s start with a thought experiment. A foreign-looking family knocks on the door one evening and asks…

Two Takes on Pope Leo 

Raymond J. de Souza

Already we have had an array of first-hundred-days analyses of Pope Leo XIV, as though the first…

How Much Does Dilexi Te Reflect Leo XIV’s Thinking?

Raymond J. de Souza

"Slogans do not lift people out of poverty,” Pope Leo XIV said in his address to the…

The Road to Chartres

Virginia Aabram

Rain was falling as we reached camp on that first night, and I was questioning my choices.…

Russian Reset Required in Rome

George Weigel

When Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ was head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s external relations…

Education Is Not a Commodity

Jonathan J. Sanford

In a recent opinion piece for the Chronicle of Higher Education, University of Maryland classics professor Eric…