Full text of seven German bishops’ letter on Holy Communion for Protestant spouses...
Edward Pentin
The Register obtains a copy of the March 22 missive which expresses serious concerns about the recent German bishops’ decision to give Holy Communion to Protestant spouses in some cases. Sources say the seven bishops’ call for clarification, which is being fiercely opposed by the German episcopal conference, has the full support of Benedict XVI...

When it comes to Alfie Evans, extraordinary actions by Pope and Italy draw little ink in America...
Terry Mattingly
Once again, people who care about religion news have proof – as if they needed more – that not everything Pope Francis does and says is worthy of intense coverage by elite news media. What's the overarching trend? When Pope Francis sounds small-o "orthodox," it isn't news. When this pope sounds small-p "progressive...

The Pope's kitchen cabinet right now is a distracted bunch...
John Allen
According to William Shakespeare, “the course of true love never did run smooth.” Pope Francis might be forgiven right now for thinking much the same thing is true of efforts to reform the Roman Curia, meaning the central bureaucracy of the Vatican. Francis was elected in March 2013 partly on a mandate to clean up a perceived governance mess in the Vatican...

A call to humility in the mystery of the Seven Thunders of the Apocalypse...
Msgr. Charles Pope
In the Office of Readings last week, we examined some of the more terrifying passages from the Book of Revelation, related to the seven trumpets, seals, and bowls of wrath. There is also a reference to the underreported “seven thunders,” reminding us that there are some things that are not for us to know. Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven...

Yes, California is on the verge of banning some Christian books. Here's how...

Hero nun of World War II, the Angel of Dieppe, dies at 103...
Matthew Archbold
A nun who became known as The “Angel of Dieppe,” for her heroic efforts in caring for WWII soldiers at the disastrous Battle of Dieppe, died at 103 years old. Sister Agnès-Marie Valois of Canada, an Augustinian nun, was trained as a surgical nurse before the war. She passed away on April 19 at a monastery near Dieppe, France...

Outgoing Speaker Paul Ryan gives an exit interview to the National Catholic Register...

Number of priestly ordinations in US plunges in 2018...

‘It's the duty of every man’: Rescue on the killer mountain...

We’re a people in need of ‘Babette’s Feast’...
Kathryn Jean Lopez
Everything seems to become at once deeper and lighter from the moment you sit down in the Theatre at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church for the off-Broadway production of Babette’s Feast. Originally a short story first published in English in Ladies’ Home Journal, it’s the story of a Christian community in Berlevag, Norway – “the most northern outpost of the continent of Europe in the arctic circle ...

C.S. Lewis Doodle: The problem with priggery...

When someone is new to the Church, meeting his Mother might take a while. And that's OK...
David Mills
It was a particularly mind-twisting conversation. A Protestant man on his way into the Church told me how much he loved praying to the saints. He loved the idea of saints being patrons of different things. I brought up Mary. I think I suggested he start saying the Angelus. He told me he didn’t like Mary being elevated over all the other saints...

How the Barbara Bush cartoon took on a life of its own...

‘I was the butler of three Popes. Let me tell you about John Paul II’s miracle...’...

States battle in courts while tightening noose on abortion clinics...

This ice is nearly as hot as the sun’s surface...

Pope Francis to new priests: Be like Jesus the Good Shepherd...

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