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In the wake of Vladimir Putin's visit with Pope Francis last week, many were hoping Francis would be formally invited to Moscow to m...

On October 3, 1789, less than six months into his presidency, George Washington gave the new nation its first presidential Thanksgiving P...

Michael Crichton on the unexamined importance and influence of history: We are all ruled by the past, although no one understands it.  No...

On this day in the year 732, the century-long tidal wave of Islamic expansion came to an end at the Battle of Tours in modern day France....

While we live in a very complex and multifaceted world, the events that shape the world – many of them involving the use of arms – are not...

Pope Benedict XVI may well be known as the Pope of Christian Unity. In his short pontificate, he not only advanced an unparalleled dialogue ...

Today marks the anniversaries of two important battles in a war against the Islamic caliphate which has long sought to rule the world. 440 y...

Below you will find a four-part video series on the Apostolic fraternity of priesthood presented by Dr. David Pence:

To the good readers of Oratre Fratres , I must apologize for the recent lack of blogging! As the image above indicates, the author of this...

The Harrowing of Hell Catholics who recite the Apostles Creed in Mass no longer say that Christ descended to the dead . The new translat...

Several months ago, Orate Fratres posted a story about the biblical Barack of Judges 4 . As our present day Barack presses for gay marri...

While we typically associate the Celts with the green countryside of Ireland, the Celtic peoples used to be the most dominant ethnic group o...

There are many ways to categorize the sacraments. The most common approach, as found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church , is to group B...

While Vatican II is rightly described as revolutionary, scholar Russell Hittinger ( University of Tulsa ) and writer John O’Malley ( What ...

The map above may look familiar. Although it dates from the 2000 election, it could very well mirror the coming electoral map of 2012. A 2...

As America prepares to watch the final Presidential debate prior to Election Day, the focus has shifted to American foreign policy – particu...

The shepherds interposing themselves between the wolves and the sheep. G. K. Chesterton said that every great story has a beauty, a drag...

When considering the possibility of Communion received in the hand rather than on the tongue, the Holy See pointed out “certain dangers” of ...

Cardinal Arinze with his longtime friend and ecclesial brother, Pope Benedict XVI. The great Nigerian prelate Cardinal Arinze is not onl...

As the European debt crisis intensifies, Uncommon Knowledge’s Peter Robinson interviewed British columnist James Delingpole who said in the...