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Polite Talk on Islam Is Not Going to Be Enough

A mosque stands on a hill behind a Christian church in Amman, Jordan.
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A mosque stands on a hill behind a Christian church in Amman, Jordan.
COMMENTARY: Coexistence with Muslims is essential. Even more so is the propagation of the Catholic faith.

Catholic Students Resurrect Symbol of Hope After Vandals Tear Down Cross

On Oct. 14, Cardinal Newman High School football players forged up the steep summit step by step, carrying the heavy timber on their shoulders, and worked together to raise the cross.
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On Oct. 14, Cardinal Newman High School football players forged up the steep summit step by step, carrying the heavy timber on their shoulders, and worked together to raise the cross.
Sometimes, what is meant to tear down a community only serves to anchor it deeper in love.

Notre Dame Bests Villanova in Eternal City Tip-Off Basketball Games

Notre Dame and Villanova universities go head-to-head in the D1 college basketball season openers before thousands of fans at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome on Nov. 1, 2026.
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Notre Dame and Villanova universities go head-to-head in the D1 college basketball season openers before thousands of fans at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome on Nov. 1, 2026.
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams emerged victorious in the historic season opener in Rome.

PHOTOS: Savannah Gives Thanks for Newly Beatified Georgia Martyrs

Altar servers lead the procession for the Mass of thanksgiving for the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1, 2026.
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Altar servers lead the procession for the Mass of thanksgiving for the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1, 2026.
A standing-room-only congregation filled the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist on All Saints’ Day as Bishop Stephen D. Parkes proposed ways to carry the friars’ witness.

5 Ways to Get Prayers and Masses After Your Death

El Greco, ‘The Burial of the Count of Orgaz,’ 1586-1588, Iglesia de Santo Tomé, Toledo, Spain
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El Greco, ‘The Burial of the Count of Orgaz,’ 1586-1588, Iglesia de Santo Tomé, Toledo, Spain
COMMENTARY: From perpetual Mass enrollments to advance funeral planning, Catholics can take steps now to ensure prayers are offered for their souls after death.