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 Scandal Follow-Up
Ratzinger clarified, 'Abortion cannot be compared to the death penalty, as if they were the same'
By Sabino Paciolla | October 6th 2025 8:45 PMIllinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, known for his radically pro-abortion and pro-LGBT positions, was originally scheduled to receive a "lifetime achievement award" from Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, this November. This news sparked controversy among Catholics. Fierce criticism has come from U.S. bishops, first from Springfield, Illinois, bishop Thomas Paprocki,…
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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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