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December 13, 8:01 am
Where do the biggest Vatican stories of 2018 stand now?
By Colleen Dulle
December 12, 8:38 pm
What does it mean to take the kingdom of heaven by force?
By Elizabeth Kirkland Cahill
December 12, 3:07 pm
On Gaudete Sunday, we are called to rejoice—despite the bad news.
By Terrance Klein
December 12, 1:21 pm
Cardinal Pell, top advisor to Pope Francis, found guilty of ‘historical sexual offenses’
By Gerard O’Connell
December 12, 10:39 am
Pope Francis removes two cardinals embroiled in sex abuse scandals from advisory council
By Gerard O’Connell
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News and Analysis
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Nov. 26. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
The free press gets on the president’s nerves. It’s supposed to.
By Ellen K. Boegel
Head of 9/11 Commission on five ways to prevent the spread of terrorism
By Tom Kean
Who will give Asia Bibi asylum? A blasphemy case in Pakistan puts Britain in a difficult spot
By David Stewart
As immigration denial rates increase, asylum seekers face setback at U.S. border
By J.D. Long-García
Pope Francis

Pope Francis will visit Abu Dhabi in February to promote peace

Francis is the first pope to visit the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, a majority-Muslim country of 10 million people.
By Gerard O’Connell

In new book, Pope Francis says he is worried about homosexuality in the priesthood

Pope Francis has been quoted as saying that having gays in the clergy "is something that worries me" and remarking that some societies are considering homosexuality a "fashionable" lifestyle.
By The Associated Press
Lessons from John Allen Chau (and Francis Xavier) for Catholic missions today
How should Christians interpret and implement the Gospel mandate to bring the good news to all peoples and nations?
James T. KeaneDecember 10, 2018

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In Review

A Catholic queen is surprisingly woke in ‘Mary Queen of Scots’

The messages of “Mary” that can be applied to our own age are received early, and often.
By John Anderson

‘Brideshead Revisited’ changed my life. Can it work its magic on the ‘Downton Abbey’ generation?

A 11-part television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s great novel aired weekly on PBS in 1981.
By Rob Weinert-Kendt

‘Silent Night’ turns 200 this year. Is it the greatest Christmas song ever?

The Rev. Joseph Mohr wrote the words to the hymn as a reflection on peace after a summer of violence in Salzburg.
By Edward W. Schmidt, S.J.