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St. Cyprian—When we pray, we pray not for one person, but for all …
When we pray, we pray not for one person, but for all, because we are all one. God, the master of peace and harmony, desires that we should pray for …
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Sep. 16 Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs; Ember Wednesday, Memorial
Today’s Memorial of Saints Cornelius (d. 253) and Cyprian (190-258) commemorates two friends in the service of Christ and his Church. Cornelius, a Roman, was the twenty-first Pope during the …
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If Hope Is Gone, Slow Extinction Looms for Middle East Christians
Mohammad NazalA church stands in Taybeh on Sept. 8, 2026. Taybeh is a historic Palestinian Christian village east of Ramallah, known for its churches and centuries-old Christian heritage. Residents have …
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Holy Land, Holy People
Thank God for my wife! The invitation arrived in midsummer. Would I take part in a seven-day conservative study group in Israel put on by the Herzl Institute? We would …
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US Religious Freedom Commission Urges Trump to Press for Release of Religious Prisoners
Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong media publisher and democracy advocate who has been jailed under the city’s national security law since 2020. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom …
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True memory, real history, and Western civilization
A cross made from steel beams found in the rubble of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York stand outside St. Peter’s Church in New York Aug. 17. …
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Why Some Catholic Schools Are Taking Screens Out of the Classroom
PeopleImages‘Ed Tech’ Amid growing concerns about screen time and AI, some Catholic schools are scaling back classroom technology and returning to books, handwriting and face-to-face instruction.
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U.S. religious freedom commission urges Trump to press for release of religious prisoners
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom made the plea ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Sept. 24 trip to Washington, D.C. Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong media publisher …
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U.S. religious freedom commission urges Trump to press for release of religious prisoners
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged President Donald Trump to push for the release of religious prisoners in China and for the end of religious persecution by …
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Cardinal Pizzaballa Calls Christians in the Holy Land to Make the Cross a Way of Life
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa presides over Mass on the eve of the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Sept. 13, 2026, at Christ the Redeemer Church in Taybeh, West …