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Nigeria: Dozens of Christians killed in Easter attacks

Reports of killings, abductions, 'extensive destruction'

Lebanon faithful mark Easter far from home parishes

Ancestral churches face another in string of conquests

Russian Orthodox & Israel clash over Holy Sepulchre

Denial of Holy Fire ritual would be 'apocalyptic' offense

In Sudan, some Christians experience a 'real passion'

Bishop describes their life amid civil war in besieged city

‘Searching for Messiah’ film presents Jewish converts

Opens in Spain then goes to Mexico & Central America

KS Catholic school kids K-5 opt into 'Tin Can' phones

Which function like landline with approved contacts only

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Walter Cronkite & the Devolution of the News

By Marcus Peter
April 7th 2026 10:39 AM

On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite concluded his final broadcast as anchor of CBS Evening News, and with that quiet farewell a chapter of American…

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Easter: Your Chance to Make History

By John M. Grondelski
April 6th 2026 10:24 AM

“I want to make history” is something heard at least from the ambitious. Yet it seems those who succeed are few and far between. Go…

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The Heresy that Jesus Is Mr. Nice Guy

By James Thunder
April 2nd 2026 12:22 PM

No doubt we know from the life, suffering (sometimes called “passion”), and death of Jesus Christ that God is a God of unbelievable love and…

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Front & Center

American Addictions

Some of our societal problems are rooted in social condi­tions for which public authority has not tradi­tionally been seen as bearing any responsibili­ty.

READ ARTICLE
Motives of Credibility: The Growth of the Church

Over 2,000 years, empires have risen and fallen but the Catholic Church remains. She is the world's oldest continuous institution and claims over a billion…

READ ARTICLE
Kessler’s World

We produced all manner of digital distractions and then learned how to amplify them until — voilà — those distractions became “intelligent” and took over…

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Nigeria: Dozens of Christians killed in Easter attacks

Reports of killings, abductions, 'extensive destruction'

Lebanon faithful mark Easter far from home parishes

Ancestral churches face another in string of conquests

Russian Orthodox & Israel clash over Holy Sepulchre

Denial of Holy Fire ritual would be 'apocalyptic' offense

In Sudan, some Christians experience a 'real passion'

Bishop describes their life amid civil war in besieged city

‘Searching for Messiah’ film presents Jewish converts

Opens in Spain then goes to Mexico & Central America

KS Catholic school kids K-5 opt into 'Tin Can' phones

Which function like landline with approved contacts only

VIEW ARCHIVE
Nigeria: Dozens of Christians killed in Easter attacks

Reports of killings, abductions, 'extensive destruction'

Lebanon faithful mark Easter far from home parishes

Ancestral churches face another in string of conquests

Russian Orthodox & Israel clash over Holy Sepulchre

Denial of Holy Fire ritual would be 'apocalyptic' offense

In Sudan, some Christians experience a 'real passion'

Bishop describes their life amid civil war in besieged city

‘Searching for Messiah’ film presents Jewish converts

Opens in Spain then goes to Mexico & Central America

KS Catholic school kids K-5 opt into 'Tin Can' phones

Which function like landline with approved contacts only

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Walter Cronkite & the Devolution of the News

April 7th 2026 10:39 AM

On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite concluded his final broadcast as anchor of CBS Evening News, and with that quiet…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Easter: Your Chance to Make History

April 6th 2026 10:24 AM

“I want to make history” is something heard at least from the ambitious. Yet it seems those who succeed are…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Heresy that Jesus Is Mr. Nice Guy

April 2nd 2026 12:22 PM

No doubt we know from the life, suffering (sometimes called “passion”), and death of Jesus Christ that God is a…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST
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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

The Blood Crying Out from the Ground... The Woeful Plight of Iraqi Christians... Fuel Conservation: No War Needed... War’s Challenge to the Christian Conscience... more

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Latin Mass

At Mass, Actions Speak Louder Than Words... Where Has All the Latin Gone?... The New Mass Just Can't Be Fixed... Whither the Roman Rite?... more

VIEW DOSSIER
Mary, Mother of God

Marian Devotion as a Way of Life... Return to the Message of Fatima... The Virgin Birth: Where Science Meets Scripture... and more

VIEW DOSSIER

Stand up and defend your faith.

Culture is shifting, but you can count on The New Oxford Review for an unwavering Catholic point of view. The message of the Church is easily muddled in today’s increasingly hostile, secular culture. We understand what’s coming at you, and we have articles and resources to help you defend your faith and grow in your understanding of Catholic teachings.

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