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“Don’t Trust the Hygiene” — MAGA Catholic Brags About Refusing the Eucharist from Indian Woman
After refusing Communion from an Indian laywoman and invoking anti-immigrant conspiracy theories, a far-right Catholic faces sharp condemnation from a…
 • Christopher Hale
Bishop Barron Goes Full MAGA: A Silence and a Scandal Behind His Rightward Shift
Once seen as a centrist evangelist with wide appeal, Bishop Robert Barron has spent the past few years aligning himself with MAGA politicians…
 • Christopher Hale
In Anti-Catholic Operation, Trump-Vance ICE Targets Minnesota Parish
A Minnesota church is reeling after immigration agents staked out Sunday Mass and deported a beloved staff member.
 • Christopher Hale
Two Popes Rebuked Him. JD Vance Still Keeps Mocking the Church.
As Donald Trump publicly wonders if he’ll make it to heaven, his nominally Catholic vice president faces deeper questions about whether his own actions…
 • Christopher Hale
“I Confessed Everything Short of Murder” — Pope Leo’s MAGA Brother Bares All
Louis Prevost’s surprise tell-all on Piers Morgan Uncensored revealed a contrite, self-reflective older brother to Pope Leo XIV — a far cry from the…

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I Love This Church. I Love This Country. And I Refuse to Give Up on Either.
At the beginning of the year, I’m asking you to help build something sturdy enough to stand against cynicism, authoritarianism, and despair.
 • Christopher Hale
My Interview with Crux: Restoring the Catholic Left in American Politics
We can’t out-organize MAGA with theology debates, ivory tower panels, and essays no one reads. It’s time to try something new.
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo: “God Doesn’t Watch from Afar — He Steps Into Our Suffering”
As Leo XIV baptized 20 children, the pope preached God’s nearness to the broken — and called for peace in war-torn lands.
 • Christopher Hale
The Only Thing More Original Than Original Sin
Baptism isn’t just about forgiveness of sins — it’s a missioning into the work of salvation, here and now, with and for others.
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo to Rome’s Youth: “We Are Made for In Life Encounters, Not Virtual Connections”
In an energetic gathering, Pope Leo XIV urged young Romans to reject superficial online relationships and embrace real friendships rooted in faith …
 • Christopher Hale
War ‘Back in Vogue’: Pope Leo’s Stark State of the World Address
Condemning a world seemingly addicted to war just days after rebuking Trump’s Venezuela incursion, Pope Leo XIV used his first “State of the World…
 • Christopher Hale
Every Catholic Must Resign from ICE — Today
After a year of inhumane raids and papal rebukes, it’s clear no Catholic can in good conscience remain with ICE any longer.
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo: Vatican II Is the Church’s “Guiding Star” as Cardinals Meet — Latin Mass Hopes Deferred
The new pope isn’t pivoting away from Vatican II. Upsetting traditionalists, Leo XIV launched a catechesis series extolling the Council and convened his…
 • Christopher Hale

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Villanova Days: How College Shaped Pope Leo XIV
Before he was the pope railing against a “throwaway culture,” he was Bob Prevost, a quiet and nerdy math major at Villanova University with a passion…
 • Christopher Hale
The Pope’s Closest Aide Is a Millennial from Peru
The charismatic young priest’s close bond with Leo — from the villages of Peru to the halls of the Vatican — has already won him a following among the…
 • Christopher Hale
How Peru Made Pope Leo XIV
New revelations from Pope Leo XIV’s years in South America show why his gentle style hides a radical vision for the Church and the world.
How Pope Leo Faced Corrupt Politicians and Economic Collapse in Peru — and Built Hope Instead
Long before he was Pope Leo XIV, Fr. Roberto Prevost learned what real power in the fact looks like: presence, patience, and courage.
Pope Leo's Hidden Years in Trujillo: The Theology of Friendship in the Making the First American Pope
In this two part series, we'll explore a new book that gives us the deepest insight ever to the young Fr. Robert Prevost's time as a missionary priest…
 • Christopher Hale
“He Corrects Me When I'm Wrong” — Pope Leo’s MAGA Brother Breaks Silence
It’s the first interview Pope Leo’s outspoken brother has given since a flurry of media appearances right after Leo’s election. Louis Prevost, a proud…
 • Christopher Hale
The Pope of “New Things”: Leo XIII’s Legacy in Pope Leo XIV’s Vision
From Rerum Novarum to the age of artificial intelligence: Pope Leo XIV says he chose his name to carry forward Leo XIII’s mission of confronting the…
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo vs. the Empire of Lies: The Long Game to Defeat Trumpism
He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo…
 • Christopher Hale
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