He doesn’t actually body slam anyone, but the outlandish theatre of pro wrestling is key to his style
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Recent papal statements are best understood as a passionate appeal for an end to violence, not a rejection of the long Catholic tradition on war and peace.
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Lies when unnecessary are lethal to public confidence, as if lies are told simply out of habit
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Has the process been undermined with the publication of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ and its subsequent clarification? Consider these 12 questions.
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The tragedy is not that he can't win without Brady, but that while he was winning he seemed determined not to enjoy it
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The Jan. 4 press release on the Dec. 18 declaration from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith shows its prefect distancing himself from his own document.
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Optimism brews as Indonesian Muslims build a movement for 'humanitarian Islam' and those in the Middle East work to normalize relations
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At the Vatican, in the week before Christmas – same-sex blessings were hung by the chimney with care, in the hopes that Fr. James Martin soon would be there.
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The Mass confusion of Christmas 2023 tells us something about how evening Masses have contributed to the secularization of Catholic culture.
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Families all over the world set them up at home, some as a pious devotion, others as a seasonal decoration
Read MoreJesus offers something more than the bond of blood; a universal fraternity is now possible, for God is the Father of all.
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The new declaration from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ensures that no one knows what exactly is being blessed, as it expressly forbids any ritual text that might specify it.
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Painful years may be ahead if diplomacy cannot restore pre-war hope
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The 800th anniversary of the Nativity scene, one of the most beloved Christmas traditions, and the truth that attracts even those who know nothing of the Incarnation or the Eucharist...
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If the Jewish people are weak, they are despised for being weak, but if they become strong or successful, they are resented as such
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There are many reasons, but his visiting Argentina would offer the Holy Father a chance to articulate a positive vision for Argentina’s political and economic future.
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75 years later, it's hard to imagine such a consensus emerging in the modern age
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Backing away from absurd, grandiose policies would shift attention toward more practical measures
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