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That’s how many pregnancies worldwide end in abortion, according to a new study. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg: Women are just as likely to get an abortion in countries where it is outlawed as they are in countries where it is legal, according to research published Friday. In a study examining abortion…

October is dedicated to the rosary — and the month includes the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Now, a local paper just north of New York City is writing about the rosary and, specifically, the anniversary of a modern Marian event: Ninety years ago tomorrow, tens of thousands of people in the town…

Those venerable words from St. Paul could well capture the sentiment of this author, writing about how funeral liturgies, and especially their homilies, have lost their force. The author is David Lewis Stokes Jr., an associate professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island. And he makes some very good points: Of all the…

After Raymond v. Rudy, pitting Archbishop Raymond Burke against Rudy Giuliani in a battle over who should or should not be given communion, you can now add a third party to the mix: Ted. As in Washington’s retired Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. McCarrick has just added his voice to the debate, on what to do about…
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