Saint Thomas Aquinas and the True Notion of “Common Good”
When I found out that Michael Novak had tried to turn the Angelic Doctor into a precursor of Liberalism, I was deeply astonished. Fortunately, such a misguided attempt received (at…
Bishops of NYS Release Updated Booklet on End-of-Life Decision Making
With physician-assisted suicide set to be legalized in New York State this summer, the Catholic Bishops of New York State have released a revised and updated edition of their teaching…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance spoke at the 2026 March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026
Good morning, marchers. How are we doing? It’s great to be with you again. My very first speech as vice president of the United States was the March for Life…
Address of Pope Leo XIV to the Diplomatic Corps. Friday, January 9, 2026
Dear Ambassadors, Prompted by the tragic events of the sack of Rome in 410 AD, Saint Augustine wrote De Civitate Dei, The City of God. This is one of the…
USA Presidential Message on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Today, I recognize every American celebrating December 8 as a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, and love of Mary, mother of Jesus and one of the greatest figures in…
The European civil war: a bitter fruit of the exclusion of God
The crisis in Europe is marked not only by the war in Ukraine and the inconsistency of the European Union, but also by internal tensions within many nations. France is…
Charlie Kirk’s commitment and the Social Doctrine of the Church
The murder of Charlie Kirk has deeply affected everyone, including us. Numerous observations and reflections on the event have been pouring in these days, along with the dismayed spiritual sympathy…
Total abortion ban reaffirmed in Dominican Republic. By Steven Mosher
For decades, the Dominican Republic, where abortion has been banned since 1884, has been under tremendous pressure from international abortion networks and the feminist movement to decriminalize abortion and allow…
Clodovis Boff to Latin America bishops: Say something Catholic
Father Clodovis Boff, of the Servants of Mary and brother of Leonardo Boff — one of the best-known exponents of liberation theology — wrote an open letter to Latin American…
What are the ‘limits’ of the Catholic Social Teaching? A response to Eric Sammons
In a recent article in Crisis Magazine, Eric Sammons argues, in summary and in essence, that the Catholic Social Teaching (which he prefers not to capitalise) has two limitations in…