The good news is that, overall, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” proves a worthy successor to its sparkling precursor, “Knives Out.”
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Archbishop Broglio visits Ukraine, meets with military chaplains
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, met with top Ukrainian military chaplains Dec. 29 in Kyiv.
Oregon commutations, Oklahoma scheduling pace key death penalty report
Even though 2022 was another year with fewer than 30 executions, more than half of those were in just two states, Oklahoma and Texas.
Christmas treats, victories, and memories (7 Quick Takes)
We’ve reached the point in our Christmas break where I am not entirely sure what day of the week it is. What I do know is that we are still in the midst of our Christmas celebrations.
Seminarian’s cross made from an old pew part of new seminary’s future
Made from an old pew found in the basement of a chapel at the current seminary, the cross will pay homage to the school’s illustrious past, while looking to the future under the care of Christ.
Pope Benedict stable and alert a day after Pope Francis asks for prayers
The day after Pope Francis told people retired Pope Benedict was “very sick” and in need of prayers, the Vatican said he had had a restful night and described him as being in serious, but stable condition.
Most popular stories and commentaries of 2022 on CatholicReview.org
The most-read local stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org for 2022
A season of change, a time of hope
In the darkest days of winter, we are filled with new hope, just as when we hold that new child.
Supreme Court keeps Title 42 restriction on border entry in place for now
In an end-of-the year decision, the Supreme Court Dec. 27 ruled that a federal public health rule that allows immigration officials at the border to quickly turn away migrants seeking asylum could stay in place while legal challenges to the policy played out.
Aquila: Media claim church teaching helped prompt gay bar shooting is ‘lie’
Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila called it irresponsible and a “flat out lie” for The Denver Post daily newspaper and some other local media to scapegoat Catholic teaching on human sexuality as a reason for hatred against transgender people and the wider LGBTQ community that led to a mass shooting at a Colorado gay bar.
Continue contemplating the mystery of Christmas, pope urges
The birth of Jesus in a stable “shows us God’s ‘style,’ which is closeness, compassion, and tenderness,” Pope Francis told visitors and pilgrims at his weekly general audience.
Love comes first, pope says in letter on teaching of St. Francis de Sales
The most important question a Christian can ask when making any decision in life is “where the greatest love is to be found,” Pope Francis wrote in a letter marking the 400th anniversary of St. Francis de Sales, a doctor of the church.