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Cardinal Pell himself has not publicly addressed the allegations, although the former head of his legal defense team in Australia, Robert Richter QC, has called for a public inquiry into the allegations.

The cardinal wrote on Twitter Oct. 29 that "Islamism is a monstrous fanaticism which must be fought with force and determination.  It will not stop its war."

Fr. James Altman doubles down in his widely anticipated follow up to the viral video "You Cannot Be Catholic & a Democrat" which he maintains is the simple truth and a no-brainer statement. Altman discusses the "great tragedy" of the Church and left-wing cancel culture — the bullying and socialist tactics used in opposition to him and other faithful Catholics.

It might be shocking to some (in particular those outside of the Hispanic world) to come upon an image of St Teresa wearing the biretta, generally considered an exclusive item of clerical vesture.

The clarifications explain that the pope’s comments do not pertain to Catholic doctrine regarding the nature of marriage as a union between one man and one woman, but to provisions of civil law.

Duncan G. Stroik is a practicing architect, author, and Professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden have numerous economic policy differences. In my view, the most important concerns the largest social and economic experiment in American history: the COVID-19 "lockdowns."

When we deliberate about how the Church, the state, various institutions, and all individuals should navigate the crisis of COVID-19, we are in fact deliberating about what ultimate common good we collectively belong to. Yes, we are called to protect our own bodily life and the lives of others, but we are also inclined by nature to participate in communities of friendship, extended family life, truth-seeking, meaningful work, gainful employment, liturgy, and contemplation.

The disputes over Brexit last year saw an attempt to make the executive, not Parliament, the prime source of authority in the Constitution. The coronavirus crisis has provoked another attempt to marginalise Parliament, this time with the willing acquiescence of the House of Commons. Is this to be our future?

Vitamin D enhances both innate immunity — the original primitive immune system that is the primary defence of young children — and adaptive immunity, the system that creates antibodies to kill pathogens.

Two days after the election, the Supreme Court will consider another fateful question in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. On the surface, the case concerns a city commissioner's candid animosity toward traditional Catholicism. But it also involves a much deeper problem — the systemic administrative slant against orthodox Americans.

Thirty-five years ago, New York University professor of communications Neil Postman predicted the political and social implosion we have witnessed in 2020. We must learn to dominate digital media technology, lest it dominate us. Otherwise, we may very well amuse ourselves, and our polis, to death.

Adam MacLeod's new book, "The Age of Selfies," represents a worthy contribution to the intellectual retracing of our steps that we must pursue if we hope to restore reason and civility to our public discourse. Our freedom and social tranquility depend on a renewed seriousness about natural law and objective moral truth.

If you've ever seen an old cartoon of the pope taking over the White House but wanted to hold the original piece of paper, you're in luck.

How can the Church endorse a novel category of "love" that is inescapably rooted in the disorder of same-sex attraction?

It is not the exorcist who liberates people — it is Our Lord.

Halloween, remember, is a sacred Feast: a Solemnity and a Holy Day of Obligation, the first day in an Octave dedicated to remembering the faithful departed.

The old English custom of "soul-caking," or "souling," originated in pre-Reformation days, when singers went about on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, November 1 and 2, to beg for cakes in remembrance of the dead.

Saint Luke Productions has created a new audio meditation to help those suffering during the pandemic.

"One of the awful things about writing when you are a Christian is that for you the ultimate reality is the Incarnation, the present reality is the Incarnation, and nobody believes in the Incarnation; that is, nobody in your audience."