Solène Tadié is the Europe Correspondent for the National Catholic Register. She is French-Swiss and grew up in Paris. After graduating from Roma III University with a degree in journalism, she began reporting on Rome and the Vatican for Aleteia. She joined L’Osservatore Romano in 2015, where she successively worked for the French section and the Cultural pages of the Italian daily newspaper. She has also collaborated with several French-speaking Catholic media organizations. Solène has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, and recently translated in French (for Editions Salvator) Defending the Free Market: The …
Category: Church History
Is Pope Leo XIV Leaving Us Clues About Where He’s Headed?
Father Raymond J. de Souza is the founding editor of Convivium magazine. COMMENTARY: In his first days as Pope, Leo XIV has signaled continuity over rupture, rooted his vision in patristic tradition, and issued a bold call to young people: ‘Do not be afraid.’ Pope Leo XIV’s first few days have been met with widespread enthusiasm and excitement, not least because the Holy Father himself is confident, at ease, and seems to enjoy being pope. He told the cardinals they had asked him “to carry that cross and to be blessed with that mission.” At least for now, the blessing is more apparent than …
An Open Letter to Archbishop Bruno Forte
Reverend Peter M.J. Stravinskas founded The Catholic Answer in 1987 and The Catholic Response in 2004, as well as the Priestly Society of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, a clerical association of the faithful, committed to Catholic education, liturgical renewal, and the new evangelization. Father Stravinskas is also the President of the Catholic Education Foundation, an organization that serves as a resource for heightening the Catholic identity of Catholic schools. “I was stunned to read of your recent attack on those who receive Holy Communion on the tongue. Even more so because you used an Easter homily to launch that assault…” Your Grace, I was …
‘The courage to be candid’ – Chaput on Francis, and what’s next
Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM Cap., is the emeritus archbishop of Philadelphia, a long-time leader among American bishops, and an influential voice among American Catholics for decades. The archbishop spoke with The Pillar this week about the Francis papacy and what he thinks the Church needs now. You met Pope Francis almost 30 years ago —1997 — when you were both diocesan bishops, and you’ve said you were impressed by him then, and continued to regard him warmly. What attributes of Francis can the Church learn from? He had a naturally generous instinct toward the people he met, and he understood the nature …
Archbishop of San Francisco: resolution of St. Junipero Serra statue desecration case is ‘direct opposite’ of restorative justice
The Archbishop of San Francisco responded to the resolution of the desecration case of a statue of St. Junipero Serra, where the vandals were charged with a misdemeanor. In an article published in Marin Voice, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone explained that the perpetrators were charged with a misdemeanor because, according to the District Attorney, the perpetrators participated in restorative justice. “Restorative justice seeks to bring about reconciliation between offender and victim after a criminal conviction,” said the Archbishop. “It holds out the potential for much healing when conducted honestly and faithfully, but can bring even greater hurt to victims when not.” After …
The Mystery of the Church’s Catholicity
Fr. D. Vincent Twomey, S.V.D. holds a Ph.D. in Theology and is Professor Emeritus of Moral Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Ireland. A former doctoral student under Joseph Ratzinger, Twomey is the author of several books, including The End of Irish Catholicism?, Pope Benedict XVI: The Conscience of Our Age (A Theological Portrait), and Moral Theology after Humanae Vitae. His most recent books are The Dynamics of Liturgy—Joseph Ratzinger’s Theology of Liturgy: An Interpretation (Ignatius Press, 2022) and Apostolikos Thronos, Rival Accounts of Roman Primacy in Eusebius and Athanasius (Emmaus Academic, 2023, revised edition). In 2011, Benedict XVI awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal …
The life, times, and legacy of El Cid, hero of the Reconquista
Father Seán Connolly is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York. Ordained in 2015, he has an undergraduate degree in the Classics from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts as well as a Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Master of Divinity, and a Master of Arts in Theology from Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York. In addition to his parochial duties, he writes for The Catholic World Report, The National Catholic Register, and The Wanderer. Detail from Charles de Steuben’s “Bataille de Poitiers en octobre,” which depicts Charles Martel (mounted) facing Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi (right) at the Battle of …
Myths and Facts About the Council of Trent
The Council of Trent is depicted by Pasquale Cati in 1588. Wikimedia Commons via Anthony M. “The latest ecumenical councils — Trent, Vatican I, Vatican II — applied themselves to clarifying the mystery of the faith and undertook the necessary reforms for the good of the Church, solicitous for the continuity with the apostolic tradition.” — Pope Blessed John Paul II, Discourse, Oct. 22, 1998 In the middle of the 16th century, the Catholic Church was in need of reform and renewal, and while the Church acknowledged these problems and had begun reforms, the corrective actions were not quick enough …
Tradition and the Signs of the Times
James Kalb is a lawyer, independent scholar, and Catholic convert who lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of The Tyranny of Liberalism(ISI Books, 2008) and, most recently, Against Inclusiveness: How the Diversity Regime is Flattening America and the West and What to Do About It (Angelico Press, 2013). God doesn’t get reported in the news, and the experts in the media question or deny him and everything about him. So how do we get people—how do we get ourselves—to feel that He is more real than anything else? How can Catholics most help the world? The obvious answer is that they would …
Martin Luther: True reformer or defender of erroneous conscience?
R. Jared Staudt PhD, serves as Director of Content for Exodus 90 and as an instructor for the lay division of St. John Vianney Seminary. He is the author of How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization (TAN), Restoring Humanity: Essays on the Evangelization of Culture (Divine Providence Press), and The Beer Option (Angelico Press), as well as editor of Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision in a Secular Age (Catholic Education Press). He and his wife Anne have six children and he is a Benedictine oblate. The key issue in debating Luther’s legacy on conscience in the Catholic Church entails whether the teachings of the Church …