Jeanie Hannaman

By James Kalb, Catholic World Report - Christ told Pilate that his kingdom was not of this world, which, he had prophesied, was doomed to end in catastrophe... He lived without worldly ties: without a job, wife, children, steady source of income, or fixed place of residence. He recommended the same to others and commented on the narrowness of the way that leads to life. And he called Satan “the prince of this world.” ...

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register - Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas primarily deals with artificial intelligence in the context of human dignity, but one particular passage also addresses the topic of “just war theory” which the document describes as “outdated.”... The Pope’s comments have caused controversy and prompted thoughtful responses from Catholic scholars. Among them is Professor John Rist, a distinguished philosopher and historian of the early Church, who questions whether considering just war theory “outdated” adequately accounts for the enduring reality of sin and the persistence of political evil.