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It would be impossible to summarize what turned out to be a three-hour dialogue with the Bishop of Rome in the scope of this brief article, but I can mention a few major motifs.

The cacophony over the Benedict/Sarah book, From the Depths of Our Hearts, did serve two useful purposes: it spoke volumes about the character of the venomous, and it clarified some of the dynamics roiling the Church as the pontificate of Pope Francis approaches its seventh anniversary on March 13.

'Your Eminence, can we passively witness the murder of the Church in China by those who should protect and defend her from her enemies?'

President Trump addressed the annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. He was the first U.S. president to speak in person at the event.

"Due to many reported instances of dishonoring the Eucharist that have been associated with reception of the Eucharist in the hands, it is fitting to return to the more reverent method of receiving the Eucharist on the tongue."

A bill aiming to ban sex-reassignment surgery and puberty-blocking medication for minors passed the South Dakota House of Representatives by a vote of 46-23.

Should China be allowed to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in one city while running concentration camps in another?

Leaked documents detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps.

An interview with Fr. John Bakeni, Diocesan Secretary, Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria, speaking on behalf of Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme.

One of Christianity and Judaism's holiest sites plagued by war between Israel and Jordan reopened for Epiphany pilgrimages in January after years of the Israeli government clearing the area of landmines.

Does providing euthanasia and assisted suicide entail killing or does it not?

A crank may actually be quite clever, but he's in possession of One Big Idea (or maybe two) that drives him to promote it interminably and with no sense of proportion or practicality.

Despite the distinction between Catholic feminism and secular feminism, they are equally incompatible with Catholicism.

Science is facing a "reproducibility crisis" where more than two-thirds of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another scientist's experiments, research suggests.

Women with a history of miscarriage, who have early bleeding in their pregnancy, could benefit from progesterone.

What follows is an open letter I have written to the daughter of a very good friend. She is a young lady who is a firm believer in God and a faithful Catholic and is to be married in the spring.

Will you make it through this article?

In Moscow, large-scale Orthodox icons rendered in spray paint decorate bridges and underpasses. They're the work of artist Aleksandr Tsypkov and fellow creators who believe that everyone, not just church-goers, should be able to see religious art.

Following the untimely death on Sunday of Los Angeles basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, a practicing Catholic who had previously credited a priest with saving his marriage, the city's Catholic archbishop offered prayers and condolences to his family.

In the cult of Basketball, Kobe was a willing high priest.