The Narthex
Durbin-Cupich: When Politics Meets Catholic Teaching
Pope Leo XIV found himself having to address thorny issues extemporaneously
By Sabino Paciolla | October 1st 2025 6:22 PMIn the landscape of the Catholic Church in the United States, marked by tensions between social commitment and fidelity to moral doctrine, a development has emerged that has shaken the foundations of ecclesial dialogue. Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, announced his intention to award a "Lifetime Achievement Award" to…
READ FULL BLOG POSTThe Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Woke culture demonizes anyone who dares challenge it, particularly a professed Christian
By Sabino Paciolla | September 15th 2025 11:50 AMThe assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 12 on a college campus in Utah, supposedly by a 22-year-old named Tyler Robinson who shot him in a single shot with a sniper rifle from approximately 200 meters, is not just the tragic end of a 31-year-old conservative activist, husband, and father…
READ FULL BLOG POSTPope Leo Calls 'Lesser Evil' Catholics to Order
"They must have courage: the courage to say at times 'no, I can't!' when the truth is at stake"
By Sabino Paciolla | September 2nd 2025 1:39 PMThe timing couldn't have been more perfect. Pope Leo XIV took advantage of his August 28 audience with a delegation of politicians from the Diocese of Créteil, France, to reaffirm the principles of the Church's sound doctrine, unchanged over time. Pope Leo XIV's speech, extraordinarily beautiful, is disarmingly clear. He…
READ FULL BLOG POSTThe End-of-Life Debate in Italy
After 'adult Catholics' and 'pro-choice Catholics' we now have 'Catholics of the lesser evil'
By Sabino Paciolla | August 4th 2025 8:46 PMItaly once had so-called “adult Catholics,” a term coined to describe a more liberal approach by some Catholics to ethical and social issues like abortion, aimed at distinguishing themselves from the "rigid" line of the Catholic Church. The expression "adult Catholics" was used by then-Prime Minister Romano Prodi in 2006,…
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