McCain Meets Privately with Fr. Pavone – Says Constitutional Right to Life Applies to Unborn

Sen. John McCain reached out to Catholic voters yesterday in Philadelphia at a gathering of Catholic lay leaders and clergy. The meeting, held at the venerable Union League on South Broad St., is one in an ongoing series being held… Read More

Prince of Darkness Sheds Light on Washington

Every now and then a book comes along that everyone interested in politics should read. The new memoir by veteran journalist Robert D. Novak, I think, is one of those books.
Most people, even those who live there, wonder what… Read More

Gulf Coast Dioceses Devastated

The same will be true for our Church, facing the challenge of rebuilding the Catholic infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.
In an extraordinary measure, three inland dioceses in Mississippi and Louisiana are “adopting” the three dioceses most directly affected by… Read More

A Force of Grace

“If you want to help the poor, the first thing you do is give them water.”
Meet Fr. Javier Len, the most extraordinary priest I have met in a long time. Last month, I went to Peru to lecture at… Read More

A Sad Disclosure of a Sadder Event

As you know, for many years I’ve encouraged faithful Catholics to get more involved in politics. My own involvement began unexpectedly after CRISIS Magazine published a series of articles on “the Catholic vote,” which caught the attention of the Bush… Read More

A Bishop Slams The Questionnaire

You may have heard that two weeks ago, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sent their presidential questionnaire to the candidates for review. The questionnaire covered just about every topic under the sun, from abortion to immigration to… Read More

“Don’t Like” vs. “Proud Of”

Amazing.
Recently I assembled several past Kerry comments that seemed to show that Senator Kerry does not really oppose abortion — publicly or personally. For example, compare his recent statement with the remarks he made at last year's NARAL Pro-Choice… Read More

Lobbying for the Bishops

It can be found in “Catholics in Political Life,” a preview to the full report that the bishops will be releasing later this year (but not until the election has already come and gone, unfortunately). The statement answers a lot… Read More

Fun Summer Reading

A couple times a year, the CRISIS magazine staff puts together a short list of reading suggestions. The books are not overtly religious or political, but are simply books the editors have recently read and enjoyed. Pack a bag for… Read More

Did John Kerry Lie About Abortion?

While the Democratic primary has gotten more interesting with Senator John Edwards’ strong showing Tuesday in Wisconsin, it still looks like Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts will be going head-to-head with President Bush in this fall’s election. This makes things… Read More

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