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The Charismatic-to-Trad Pipeline
Why some Catholics move from the Charismatic Renewal to the Traditional Latin Mass
Jun 13 • Phillip Campbell
The Church and the Theatre
The Catholic roots of the modern stage.
Jun 11 • Charles A. Coulombe
Pope Leo Calls Migrant Crisis "A Call to Conscience" for All Nations
Meeting migrants on Gran Canaria, Pope Leo has urged that their “plight” become “a call to conscience” for all nations and for the Catholic Church.
Jun 11 • Michael Haynes
Pelican Brief Daily | June 11, 2026
On this episode of the Pelican Brief Daily, Murray Rundus looks at the sentencing of Karmelo Anthony and is joined by Michael Haynes to discuss the…
Jun 11 • Murray Rundus
5:28
The Synodal Church of Magnificent Humanity
By Chris Ferrara
Jun 10
Who Killed the Bishop of Quelimane?
Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, 54, was found shot dead in his Quelimane residence June 6; Cardinal Ambongo demands the state identify "perpetrators…
Jun 10 • Michael Haynes
Pelican Brief Daily | June 10, 2026
On this episode of the Pelican Brief Daily, Murray Rundus looks at the murder of a Bishop in Africa and the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Jun 10 • Murray Rundus
3:14
Pelican Brief Daily | June 9, 2026
News on the Iran War and the Papal Visit
Jun 9 • Murray Rundus and Michael Haynes
7:35
Leo XIV's Full Speech to the Spanish Parliament
The Pope's speech was immensely wide-reaching, including defending the family as society's foundation: “Where the family is upheld, the spiritual and…
Jun 8 • Pious Pelican
Pope Leo XIV Draws 1.2 Million for Corpus Christi in Madrid
The pontiff used his homily to call for renewed Eucharistic devotion, urging the nation not to treat its faith as 'a museum of the past.
Jun 8 • Michael Haynes
Pelican Brief Daily | June 8, 2026
Jun 8 • Murray Rundus
4:37
Why St. Francis Stripped Himself in the Public Square
From the piazza of Assisi to Brother Juniper in the market square, the early friars made public humiliation a path to sanctity.
Jun 4 • Phillip Campbell
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