The Narthex
On Election 2025
Catholic leadership is politically inept, and the U.S. Church has largely lost its political punch
By John M. Grondelski | November 5th 2025 6:05 PMFor the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the children of the light. – Luke 16:8
A pro-abortion zealot was elected Governor of Virginia. In her victory speech, she pledged to protect abortion for the next four years, making… READ FULL BLOG POSTDurbin-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…
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