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12 Ways to Obtain a Jubilee Indulgence
The Vatican has detailed how to obtain plenary indulgences — removing temporal punishment for sin through Christ’s merits — during the...

National Catholic Register
Jan 173 min read


10 Surprising Facts About St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican
The basilica, consecrated on Nov. 18, 1626, is a place of beauty and transcendence, prayer and worship. It is a place made beautiful by...

National Catholic Register
Nov 23, 20245 min read


Rosary Converts 80-Year-Old Cowboy
Nursing home resident’s life changed by prayerful Marian devotion. Dan Cummings (photo: Courtesy of The Rosary Team) By Teresa...

National Catholic Register
Oct 27, 20243 min read


Miscarriage Misinformation: Misleading Ads Try to Scare Voters Away From Abortion Bans
None of the pro-life laws that states have passed in the two years since the end of Roe v. Wade prevent women from receiving medical care...

National Catholic Register
Oct 25, 20247 min read


Catholic Support for Parents Experiencing Miscarriage or Infant Loss
October is recognized as Infant Loss Awareness Month. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that the Church entrusts unbaptized...

National Catholic Register
Oct 20, 20247 min read


Catholic Teaching on Voting for the Lesser of 2 Evils
COMMENTARY: Although Pope Benedict used the life issue as his example, it is clear that more than life in the strict sense (abortion, euthan

National Catholic Register
Oct 4, 20243 min read


How to Vote Like a Catholic
As Catholics, we’re called to vote with a purpose: to promote the common good and protect human life and dignity.

National Catholic Register
Sep 28, 20245 min read


Primer on the Only Catholic Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
He was not only the lone Catholic to do so, but being the richest man in the colonies, Carroll was putting his entire fortune on the line...

National Catholic Register
Sep 24, 20245 min read


Bearing the wounds of Christ: Meet the stigmatists
COMMENTARY: A rare breed of blessed souls bore the stigmata.

National Catholic Register
Sep 21, 20246 min read


Vatican II at 60: ‘Lumen Gentium’ Signaled a Historic Call to Live Holiness
COMMENTARY: In the fifth chapter of the dogmatic constitution, the Church solemnly proclaimed, for the first time, that all Christians are

National Catholic Register
Sep 20, 20245 min read


‘Reagan’ Offers a Refreshing Throwback to Classic Hollywood Cinema
FILM REVIEW: Enjoy the new biopic that depicts the hero in his own context and not through the dark, narrow perspective of contemporary

National Catholic Register
Sep 8, 20245 min read


As a Culture, We Must Remember the Joy of Children
There is no career, hobby or overall focus that could be more important and transformative than having children.

National Catholic Register
Sep 2, 20243 min read


Entrusting Disabled Children to Jesus, Via Catholic Schools
COMMENTARY: Denver’s FIRE Foundation’s mission champions students with disabilities in Catholic schools by providing educational...

National Catholic Register
Aug 31, 202411 min read


Back-to-School Inspiration: Saints Who Were Teachers
May their witness inspire future generations of teachers and students. St. John Bosco and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Left: Portrait...

National Catholic Register
Aug 31, 20243 min read


Faith and Fiction: 4 Novels That Inspire Priests in Their Ministry
Clergy are drawing inspiration from fictional characters. Clockwise: cover images of ‘Jayber Crow,’ ‘The Diary of a Country Priest,’ ‘The...

National Catholic Register
Aug 24, 20246 min read


The National Eucharistic Congress Is Over — Now What?
EDITORIAL: In a word: mission. 53,000 in a Eucharistic procession on the streets of Indianapolis July 20, 2024. (photo: Jeffrey Bruno /...

National Catholic Register
Jul 26, 20244 min read


Christ in the City: Being Part of the Eucharistic Procession in Indianapolis
It is a remarkable thing to see the downtown of a major metropolitan area completely closed off to traffic and business, for the sake of...

National Catholic Register
Jul 23, 20243 min read


PHOTOS: Massive Eucharistic Procession Through Downtown Indianapolis
Catholics young and old lined the streets to watch Jesus pass by and join in the procession as it passed. Beautiful witness: The...

National Catholic Register
Jul 22, 20243 min read


‘The Catholic Church Is Right’: Father Spitzer Talks God’s Plan When the World Offers Nothingburgers
‘The Christian notion of love is the only way that society is going to survive…’ Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer, president of the Magis...

National Catholic Register
Jul 7, 20246 min read


Not Going to Indy? 5 Ways to Participate Remotely in the National Eucharistic Congress
COMMENTARY: By looking for ways in which we can manifest our faith and devotion in the Lord’s True Presence in the Eucharist, we can...

National Catholic Register
Jul 6, 20243 min read
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