Even the German bishops scoff at Trump's warning that "You're gambling with the lives of millions" By Manfred K. Böhm / Frankfurt, Germany Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with troops US President Donald Trump Europe is in danger. Why? Let us recall Donald Trump's words to Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office: “You’re [...]
Astonishingly, the American political order is showing signs of taking the perennial wisdom of our 2,000-year-old Church seriously... By Robert Moynihan Vice-President JD Vance and President Donald Trump Ph.D.; Vaticanist Sandro Magister In regard to the role and work of Francis, and of the Catholic Church, in the world, a March, 2025 [...]
From the November election of Donald Trump to the February speech of JD Vance in Munich, the pace of history has accelerated. And now Pope Francis has fallen ill... By Christopher Hart-Moynihan Pope Francis, who found common cause with Joe Biden’s administration on issues like migration, now faces failing health [...]
By Christina Deardurff Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, newly appointed bishop of Washington, DC (photo: Diocese of San Diego) Pope Francis announced January 6 that Cardinal Robert McElroy, 70, the former ordinary of San Diego, California, and a vocal critic of Trumpian policy regarding the U.S. borders, would be the new bishop of Washington, [...]
By Michael D. Greaney* The Fourth Estate by Giuseppe Pellizza de Volpedo depicts workers marching with peaceful demands at the end of the 19th century The first principle of Catholic social teaching is respect for the dignity and sovereignty of the human person under God. The primary goal is to provide an environment [...]
A social minority, pro-life, pro-family Catholics may now fortify protection from persecution — while they can By Darrick Taylor* The consequences of a second Trump term as President could be widely transformative (though maybe not). One arena in which they could be, and which would have immediate consequences for Catholics, is how Trump plans to deal [...]
"Democracy" is not the Vatican's criterion for relating to peoples; neither should it be Trump's By Aurelio Porfiri The recent American elections have once again brought businessman Donald J. Trump to the forefront, as he garners significant support around him. Naturally, one of the key topics of the electoral campaign was China — and how to [...]
The election manifested deep division among Catholics. But is a Trump presidency really incompatible with Catholic ideals? By Regis Martin The President of United States, Donald Trump, meets Pope Francis in the Private Library of the Apostolic Palace in May, 2017, while visiting the Vatican during Trump’s first term. Despite differences between them on topics [...]
What might a Trump presidency mean for Catholics — and the world — this time around? By CNS/ITV staff President of United States Donald Trump with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, during Trump’s visit to the Vatican in May, 2017. The relations between the Trump administration and the Holy See were very good [...]
No Clarity As I write on November 5 at 5 p.m., the final result of the US presidential election remains in doubt. Almost two full days have passed since the closing of the polls on November 3. Millions do believe it is "clear" now that Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden has in fact defeated incumbent [...]
