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According to First Liberty Institute, Arkansas ranks first among all 50 states for protecting religious liberty, while New York ranks last. Arkansas state capitol. | Credit: Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock Arkansas is the best state at protecting religious liberty, according to the 2026 edition of the ... read more

Arkansas is the best state at protecting religious liberty, according to the 2026 edition of the annual Religious Liberty in the States (RLS) report from First Liberty Institute.First Liberty, which is the largest legal organization in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty, released the annual index ranking religious liberty protections for each of ... read more

Four years after U.S. bishops launched the National Eucharistic Revival, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, said Catholics must recover “Eucharistic coherence,” saying belief in Christʼs real presence must be reflected in both moral life and the worthy reception of Communion.The National Eucharistic Revival, a three‑year U.S. bishops’ initiative aimed at renewing Catholic belief in ... read more

(Image: Drew Hays | Unsplash.com) In second-century Phrygia, a group of spiritual Catholics—the Montanists—claimed a greater authority than the institutional Church. Montanus and his two prophetesses said they had new and direct revelations from God: The end was nigh, and the faithful were to prepare with more stringent spiritual and moral disciplines. ... read more

The historic Catholic minor basilica attracts thousands of pilgrims annually — the majority of them Hindu and Muslim — seeking what they call the power of the divine feminine from the Virgin Mary.  ... read more

A demonstrator holds a placard reading “Dignity not death!” during the “Marche pour la Vie” (“March for Life”) to protest against France’s bill for the creation of a right to assisted dying, at the Place Vauban in Paris on Jan. 18, 2026. A major societal reform of the French president’s second five-year term, ... read more

Screenshot Matt Fradd (l) talks with Peter Kreeft (r) on his podcast, ‘Pints with Aquinas.’ Speaking with Matt Fradd on his popular podcast, the renowned professor touched on things eternal, speaking volumes to a temporal world. ... read more

As the sun set behind the hills of Huancavelica in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, the final match ended in a draw. The outcome was decided by a penalty shootout. Cusco took the first kick, and everything came down to the fifth attempt. The Huancavelica goalkeeper managed to block Cuscoʼs final penalty kick, leaving ... read more

What started out as a friendly match among local priests has grown into a tournament with priests from seven dioceses in Peru, an event that strengthens fraternity and is a seedbed for vocations. The dioceses of Cuzco and Hauncavelica face off in the final for the Clergy Champions League 2026. ... read more

Former refugee from the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 41-year-old Senad Mrkaljevic was recently ordained a priest by the archbishop of Berlin, Heiner Koch, at St. Hedwigʼs Cathedral. Born into a Muslim family, Father Senad Mrkaljevic began reading the Bible and visiting a church every Sunday, eventually getting baptized. ... read more

The French National Assembly gave final approval on July 15 to a bill legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide, making France one of the few European countries to legalize the practice along with Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Spain. The 291-241 vote came three years after President Emmanuel Macron, who had made it one of his ... read more

The vote, ending an unusual parliamentary stalemate between the National Assembly and the Senate, came three years after President Emmanuel Macron first opened the question to national debate. A demonstrator holds a placard reading “Dignity not death!” during the “Marche pour la Vie” (“March for Life”) to protest against France’s ... read more

Courtesy photo Bishop Mark O’Connell found his bishop’s ring at the bottom of a bag of Utz potato chips. The mystery finally unraveled thanks to an open bag of Utz potato chips and a hungry fellow priest. ... read more

Burlington, Vermont, is pictured on June 29, 2021. The Diocese of Burlington, Vermont’s former bishop says there was “nothing nefarious” about the intent to shield diocesan assets from potential lawsuits. ... read more

Life at the Bottom:The Worldview that Makes the Underclass: 25th Anniversary EditionTheodore Dalrymple (Bloomsbury, $26.50, 225 pages) British psychiatrist and author Theodore Dalrymple (real name Anthony Daniels) published Life at the Bottom a quarter century ago and a new edition was warranted, not just because Rob Henderson (Troubled) writes the foreword, but because the baneful ... read more