St. Joseph, Communism and the ‘Radio Tower of Babel’
COMMENTARY: In 1922, the world ‘revolution’ was being pursued by every means possible.
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Putin Goes Soviet: Shades of Hungary 1956
COMMENTARY: Right now, Ukraine is being martyred once again. And yet again, the persecutors march from Moscow.
Reagan’s Resounding Christmas Addresses
COMMENTARY: Forty years ago, Dec. 23, 1981, the U.S. president gave perhaps the most Catholic Christmas address any president ever has.
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko — Terror of Communists, Target of Vandals, Hero of Catholics Worldwide
For some modern Americans, Blessed Jerzy’s bold resistance to communism is an object of protest.
Dispatch From Odessa: Mystery of the Only Latin Catholic Church Open in Southern Ukraine Under Communism
Parishioners recall a dedicated pastor; Today, bishop covers both Ukraine and Russia.
Cardinal van Thuan — Heroic ‘Witness to Hope’ Who Spent 13 Years in a Communist Prison
The Vietnamese archbishop spent nine years in solitary confinement, but said, “Thanks to God’s help, I have never regretted my destiny.”
Pope Francis’ Limited Public Response to Cuba Protests Draws Mixed Reviews
Some Cuban dissidents say the Vatican should be more forcefully supporting political reform, while other voices say Church leadership is focused on preventing violence and promoting religious liberty.
Cuba, Freedom — and the Failures of Communism
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: Recent experiences of hunger and hardship have awakened a desire for the kind of authentic human freedom that has been so routinely stifled by Cuba’s Communist Party.
Fulton Sheen and the Persistent Specter of Communism
COMMENTARY: The abysmal failures of communism in Russia, North Korea, China, Cuba and wherever it was employed are not difficult to see.
The Miracle of Vistula, and Boris Johnson’s Catholic Wedding (June 5)
In 1920, in the face of the Soviet Union’s aggression, Catholic Poland stood alone. How does Poland’s resistance serve as a cause for hope today? The Register’s UK Correspondent, KV Turley, tells the story of the “‘Miracle of Vistula’: When Our Lady Saved the World From Communism.” And then, there’s the recent Catholic wedding of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Westminster Cathedral. Some Catholics have questions how such a marriage can be valid. We are joined by Father Pius Pietrzyk for an explainer on Catholic marriage and Church law.
