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Pope Leo Walks the ‘Early Francis’ Path — With a New Approach

Early signs from Leo’s first consistory suggest continuity with Pope Francis’ original pastoral vision — more in what he said than in how he later governed.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 12, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Theophany Night at the Museum: A Church Comes to Life

A Ukrainian Catholic church, dismantled in rural Alberta and rebuilt inside the Canadian Museum of History hundreds of miles away, serves as the setting for the annual Theophany liturgy.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 11, 2026National Catholic Register, Faith
A holy night at the museum

Catholic liturgy, a carved raven and the Indian Residential School Memorial Monument provide lots to ponder at the Canadian Museum of History

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 11, 2026National Post, Faith
Why do abortion clinics receive more protection than synagogues?

Police shirk from their responsibility to protect live Jews

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 7, 2026National Post, Politics
Springtime Delayed: Why the Great Jubilee’s Promise Remains Unfulfilled

A quarter century after the Jubilee of 2000, the Church is still asking why the evangelical hopes it kindled have yet to bear their full fruit.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 6, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Will Carney chart a new course for Indigenous Canadians?

He has distanced himself from Trudeau's eco-agenda. Will he now do the same on the First Nations file?

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 4, 2026National Post, Politics
As 2025 Comes to a Close, Is Christian Unity Stalled?

A century after the modern ecumenical movement began, recent events within the Anglican Communion in the Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Churches have halted plausible progress.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 2, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
From Schubert to Staubach: The Hail Mary Through History

As the old year gives way to the new, it is timely to recall two important anniversaries of the venerable Marian prayer.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 1, 2026National Catholic Register, Faith
250 years ago, the Americans attacked Canada — and lost

Quebec almost became the 14th state, but chose to stay loyal to the British Crown

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Christopher McMullanDecember 31, 2025National Post, Politics
Benedict’s Maestro Makes Music for Leo

The awarding of the Ratzinger Prize to Riccardo Muti was a balm for Benedict XVI’s devotees, whose appreciation for sacred music and liturgical culture was not carried on under Francis.

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Christopher McMullanDecember 30, 2025The Catholic Thing, Culture
Architect Frank Gehry and the Cathedral That Might Have Been

Los Angeles passed over a generational architectural talent in building its cathedral, settling instead for a structure that fails to lift the human spirit.

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Christopher McMullanDecember 29, 2025National Catholic Register, Culture
The Smiling Archbishop of New York

Dolan was a happy warrior, with the emphasis on the adjective more than the noun.

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Christopher McMullanDecember 28, 2025First Things, Church Affairs
‘As You Wish’: Truth and True Love in Rob Reiner’s ‘The Princess Bride’

The beloved film echoes a truth taught from the manger and proclaimed by the martyrs: Death cannot stop true love.

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Christopher McMullanDecember 27, 2025National Catholic Register, Culture
Cardinal Dolan Was a Happy ‘Culture Warrior’

The secular media tried to diminish the larger-than-life Catholic archbishop of New York by accusing him of preaching the Gospel.

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Christopher McMullanDecember 26, 2025The Wall Street Journal, Church Affairs
For 200 years, the 'Ave Maria' has lifted our spirits

Michael Bublé's recent Vatican concert was evidence of the enduring nature of the hymn

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Christopher McMullanDecember 25, 2025National Post, Faith
NP View: We wish you a very merry Christmas

Human fellowship requires human encounter, not digital facsimiles

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Christopher McMullanDecember 24, 2025National Post, Faith
Even after Bondi, a light of hope shines through the darkness

Jews this week again feel burned. In these days, gentiles who extend a hand to share those burdens can be a tiny flame of light

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Christopher McMullanDecember 21, 2025National Post, Faith
Cardinal Dolan Is America’s Preacher Par Excellence

As Vatican II taught that proclaiming the Gospel stands at the heart of priestly ministry, Cardinal Timothy Dolan spent decades giving that teaching a living, compelling voice.

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Christopher McMullanDecember 19, 2025National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
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