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In a video message, Archbishop Alexander Sample reflected on the meaning and history of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu in Rome. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, ... read more

Mifepristone is a medication that blocks progesterone to end an early pregnancy, and it is used with misoprostol, which causes the uterus to contract and expel an unborn baby. The drug will continue to be available at pharmacies or through mail, and it can be obtained without an in-person visit to a doctor. ... read more

Oswald Clark, US Correspondent: Since the 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade and permitting states to restrict or ban abortion, abortion advocates and their Democratic allies have claimed that limiting abortion leads to increased maternal mortality. Last month, JAMA Network Open published a study analyzing the impact of pro-life laws ... read more

From the editor’s desk:  Radical pro-abortion NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) was complaining about the Carney government’s lack of funding to support “MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+” people. The Alphabet People’s acronym is a fluid construction, with endless amendments and additions to ensure that everyone is included, except for, apparently, white males, Christians, and conservatives. That plus sign at ... read more

Pope Leo XIV said the principal threat facing both religion and science today is the denial of the existence of objective truth. He made this statement on May 11 during an audience granted to members of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, which supports the work of the observatory located in Castel Gandolfo.“Today, however, science and religion ... read more

Pope Leo XIV pointed out that both science and the Church clearly teach that caring for the planet is threatened by the irresponsible exploitation of both people and the natural world. Members of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, which supports the work of the observatory at Castel Gandolfo, meet with Pope ... read more

The drug will continue to be available at pharmacies or through mail, and it can be obtained without an in-person visit to a doctor. Supreme Court temporarily extends access to mail-order mifepristone Mifepristone is a medication that blocks progesterone to end an early pregnancy, and it is used with misoprostol, ... read more

The Supreme Court has extended an order allowing nationwide access to a mail-order abortion drug.Justice Samuel Alitoʼs order on May 11 extended access to the abortion pill mifepristone until at least 5 p.m. ET May 14 while the court considers next steps.The drug will continue to be available at pharmacies or through mail, and it ... read more

EWTN Global Catholic Network screenshot Father Brian Gannon is executive director of Courage International. Father Brian Gannon argues how ‘intellectually dishonest’ document departs from Scripture and 2,000 years of Church teaching on human sexuality. ... read more

Kent Nishimura U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Maternal Healthcare Event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2026. The site, with information on pregnancy-related healthcare, does not reference in vitro fertilization while a proposed rule would expand IVF insurance coverage. ... read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would raise the release of Jimmy Lai and Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri with Chinese President Xi Jinping as families of Chinese political prisoners gathered outside the White House in the rain to advocate for their release.Trump is set to travel to Beijing May 13–15 with a focus on trade, ... read more

The president likened the call to free Lai to the complexity of releasing indicted former FBI Director James Comey as families of Chinese prisoners rallied outside the White House. Grace Jin Drexel (in red raincoat) holds an umbrella in a photo with fellow religious freedom advocates at a rally in ... read more

The Diocese of Providence announced at Masses over the weekend that several parishes will merge or close across Rhode Island, effective immediately.“After consulting the Council of Priests, Most Rev. Bruce A. Lewandowski, CSsR, bishop of Providence, approved the requests of the pastors, trustees, and finance councils of several parishes in the Diocese of Providence,” read ... read more

Declining numbers of practicing Catholics, fewer priests, and deteriorating buildings in Rhode Island led to the changes. Providence, Rhode Island, Bishop Bruce Lewandowski announced parish mergers and closures over the weekend. | Credit: The Diocese of Providence The Diocese of Providence announced at Masses over ... read more

The site, with information on pregnancy-related healthcare, does not reference in vitro fertilization while a proposed rule would expand IVF insurance coverage. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Maternal Healthcare Event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2026. | Credit: Kent ... read more