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“Weʼre in a battle today with the Chinese Communist Party and their authoritarian view,” Former Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said at an event at the Hudson Institute. Sam Brownback speaks at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. on May 12, 2026. | Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/EWTN News ... read more

Marty Makary, then-commissioner of Food and Drug Administration, delivers remarks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump; administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz; and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Makary resigned May 12, ... read more

Many pro-life advocates cheered Marty Makaryʼs resignation as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) while raising concerns that the agencyʼs acting leader once represented a Planned Parenthood affiliate in court.Makary, who resigned on May 12, drew the ire of the pro-life community throughout his tenure for inaction to reimpose regulations on the abortion ... read more

Pro-life advocates said they hope President Donald Trump replaces Marty Makary with someone who will further regulate the abortion pill mifepristone. Marty Makary, then-commissioner of Food and Drug Administration, delivers remarks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump; administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz; and Sen. Katie ... read more

Claire Lai, daughter of imprisoned Hong Kong activist and Catholic Jimmy Lai, speaks with EWTN News President Montse Alvarado on ‘EWTN News Nightly’ on Dec. 8, 2025. 'It would mean so much to have our father back,' Claire Lai said ahead of the president's trip to China. ... read more

The leadership of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference updated Pope Leo XIV on the political situation in the country, noting that only limited progress has been made and the economy hasnʼt improved. The president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, during an interview with ACI Prensa, the ... read more

Four months after U.S. special forces captured and removed President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela remains trapped in a political no-manʼs-land.The leadership of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference updated the pope at the Vatican on May 4 about the situation: “Change has arrived, yes — but democracy has not yet," Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, president of the ... read more

Simone Risoluti Pope Leo celebrates Holy Mass in the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, on April 14, 2026. ANALYSIS: A new collection of speeches Robert Prevost gave while he was head of the Augustinians helps unlock the mystery of his priorities as Pope and his Augustinian soul. ... read more

Daughter of imprisoned Catholic activist Jimmy Lai said she is feeling “hopeful” ahead of President Donald Trumpʼs visit to China where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.“My father, his fight, the rights and values that he stands for, and the urgency of his case is one that speaks to a lot of people,“ ... read more

“It would mean so much to have our father back,” Claire Lai said ahead of the presidentʼs trip to China. Claire Lai, daughter of imprisoned Hong Kong activist and Catholic Jimmy Lai, speaks with EWTN News President Montse Alvarado on “EWTN News Nightly” on Dec. 8, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN ... read more

Pope Leo XIV greets Buddhist monks in a meeting with representatives of other Christian churches, ecclessial communities, and other religions on May 19, 2025, at the Vatican. The Vatican called Buddhists and Christians to promote an “unarmed and disarming” peace rooted in truth, compassion, and mutual trust. ... read more

Jakki Jeffs, Special to The Interim: Alliance for Life Ontario believes that the pro-life movement in Canada exists to serve God, by helping to build a society that respects and protects individual innocent human beings, from their biological beginnings until their death. We accept the truth that every pre-born child is a human being and deserves total protection ... read more

Every few years, a debate arises within the political precincts of the pro-life movement about the merits of a dramatic shift in approach. Since so much visceral disgust remains, on the part of the public, for late-term abortions, why not seek an outright ban on this barbaric practice at some point in pregnancy? Advocates of ... read more

iweta0077 The archbishopʼs letter did not offer any further details about the allegations against Father Molina and indicated the investigation was ongoing. Cardinal Blase Cupich said Father Jose Molina was accused of “improper communications” and was barred from ministering in Chicago. ... read more

(Image: Danie Franco/Unsplash.com) May is Older Americans Month, a time to reflect upon the contributions and gifts of older Americans and to “reaffirm our commitment to serving” them. Thus, it’s a good time to reflect on the wisdom that St. John Paul II imparted in his 1999 letter to the elderly. Within this ... read more