Right-wing populist leader Geert Wilders walks onto the stage in the closing debate at parliament in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (Remko de Waal ANP POOL via AP)

What’s at stake in the Dutch election?

by Associated Press March 15, 2017

The election is seen as a test of far-right populism ahead of national elections in far bigger European nations, France and Germany.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols at Westminster Cathedral, Ash Wednesday 2017

Dispatches, Faith

Catholics in the United Kingdom: A creative minority

by Michael J. O’Loughlin March 14, 2017

Catholicism in England and Wales is without question a minority faith.

South Koreans gather to celebrate on March 11 after a court upheld the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Catholics in South Korea called for unity following the March 10 ruling. (CNS photo/Jeon Heon-Kyun, EPA)

News, Politics & Society

Catholic leaders push for unity after South Korean president removed

by Simone Orendain – OSV News March 14, 2017

Catholics in South Korea called for unity following a unanimous ruling on March 10 by the Constitutional Court to uphold the impeachment of now-former President Park Geun-hye.

Irish abuse victim Marie Collins, the lone clerical abuse survivor nominated by Pope Francis to sit on the new Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, looks at Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley during their first briefing at the Holy See press office at the Vatican on May 3. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters)

News, Politics & Society

Marie Collins challenges top Vatican cardinal and sexual abuse commission

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press March 14, 2017

Collins expressed shock that Mueller considered the tribunal a mere proposal. She questioned if the Vatican already had adequate means to judge negligent bishops.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican in June 2015. (CNS photo/Maria Grazia Picciarella, pool)

Features, Politics & Society

De-Christianization in the West is a real threat. But Putinism isn’t the answer.

by Sohrab Ahmari March 14, 2017

Christianity faces a grave threat from globalization, but Vladimir Putin does not offer the right response.

Dispatches, Politics & Society

A Catholic sister helped an ex-inmate get through college. Now, he’s paying it forward.

by Michael J. O’Loughlin March 14, 2017

“Daniel, nobody ever pays you back. I’m not that stupid,” she recalled telling him. “When you get the opportunity, do it for somebody else. Remember that, that’s all I want.”