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With historic visit, pope to challenge indifferent, agnostic Brits

This article has free access for all visitors. By Austen Ivereigh. Benedict XVI walks into a swirl of paradoxes and a storm of controversy with historic state visit

Truce in Christmas culture wars

Our Take. Archbishop Dolan calls a truce in the culture war over keeping Christ in Christmas

Teresa Tomeo: Survey says ... we need to become better educated

New survey showing Americans’ religious illiteracy spells out need for more catechesis among faithful

Sustaining the Joy of Christmas

By Bishop Robert J. Baker. Remember, Dec. 25 just starts celebrations of one of the greatest events in the history of the world

Speak God's Word

Homily Background for July 15, 2012 - Year B. (Subscription required)

Secularism: Pope Benedict Has Hit the Mark

By Damian MacPherson, S.A. Knowledge and power, if not shaped by ... love of God and neighbor, are usually corrupting, and often destructive. (Subscription required)

Santa in Italy

By Greg Erlandson. The mix of secularism and Christianity in Christmas traditions should not By distract us from Christ

Robert P. Lockwood: The flawed religion of scientism

What ‘scientific baseball’ and the Omnipotent Oom have to do with ardent secularists of today. Subscription required

Pope reached out to increasingly secular West

By Austen Ivereigh. During his papacy, he defended freedom to search for God — the foundation of other rights, freedoms

Pope moves ahead with New Evangelization Council, his chief legacy project

By Austen Ivereigh. Fresh appointments to youngest Vatican council signal focus on Europe, dynamism of new lay movements. Subscription required

Pope Francis' take on 'the religious sense'

Special section article by Father Robert Barron. Pontiff recognizes threat secularism poses to asking fundamental questions about our existence, life

Pope charms, challenges secular Great Britain

This article has free access for all visitors. By Austen Ivereigh. His sorrow over sex abuse scandal and gentle call for religion’s role in public square win over skeptics

Our Take: British Catholics aim to protect pope from hostility

Catholics in England are worried about level of anti-Catholic hostility before papal visit

Northeast faithful losing connection to Church

By Brian Fraga. Region with rich Catholic heritage experiences low Mass attendance, diminished sense of sin.

Marriage and the left

By Russell Shaw. Signs that secular liberals facing up to the multiple problems with marriage in the United States

This editorial column has free access for all visitors. ‘The protection of creation demands the adoption of lifestyles that are sober and responsible, especially toward the poor and future generations.’

Lessons from France's anti-religious purge

By Russell Shaw. What the anti-clerical climate in France during the turn of the last century can tell us about religious liberty threats today

Irish Catholic crisis

By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. Country’s decision to close Holy See embassy is the latest sad chapter in its alienation from the Church

In Focus: Regaining Faith in 'Continent of Hope'

By Alejandro Bermudez. Church loses footing in traditionally Catholic stronghold because of emerging secularism, lackluster evangelization efforts

Holiness and hippos

By Robert P. Lockwood. Christmas is a melting pot of sacred and secular; don’t fret about silly stuff stealing focus from Christ

Harvard Knights of Columbus sail against secular tide

By Dennis Poust. Council offers its members spiritually affirming environment at secular school

Evangelization’s Silver Bullet?

By Msgr. Owen F. Campion. The dedicated lives and deep faith of individual clergy and laity are that bullet. (Subscription required)

Europe turning to immigration to grow population

By Emily Stimpson. Increased secularism causes low fertility rate and worker shortage, say some Church experts.

Eight ways to stay on a faithful path while at school

By Lorraine V. Murray. Make time for prayers, Mass and spiritual reading in addition to hitting books, going to sporting events.

Christmas combatants

By Robert P. Lockwood. Secularists, in an attempt to eradicate all things Christmas-related, have gone to absurd extremes

Catholic voices from Eastern Europe

By Emily Stimpson. The Church in Eastern and Central Europe has made progress in recent decades, but the road ahead remains long

April 14, Saturday within the Octave of Easter

Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

A small, small world

By Teresa Tomeo. A trip to Poland reveals secularism has impacted the culture, but Polish Catholics stand strong.