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(Image: Matt Richmond / Unsplash.com) Pope Leo recently said, in response to a question about the effect of Cardinal Marx’s promotion of blessings for same-sex couples on church unity, The unity or division of the Church should not revolve around sexual matters. We tend to think that when the Church is ... read more

Jay Richards, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family, speaks at a Fidelity Month gathering on June 9, 2025, in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill. Fidelity Month, a celebration of God, family, and America, has been recognized by elected officials across the country this ... read more

A grassroots movement to celebrate faithfulness to God is being recognized by state leaders during the month of June.Several elected officials are recognizing “Fidelity Month,” including the governors of Arkansas and Utah.Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas recently announced her recognition of the month along with Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah, the Kentucky Senate, and ... read more

Fidelity Month, a celebration of God, family, and America, has been recognized by elected officials across the country this June. At a Fidelity Month gathering on June 9, 2025, Jay Richards, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family, speaks in the Longworth House Office ... read more

Archbishop John Wester reiterated papal concerns about nuclear weapons and the use of artificial intelligence in weaponry during a keynote address. Credit: SerhiiT/Shutterstock Archbishop John Charles Wester urged continued international efforts toward nuclear disarmament in a speech Tuesday to a nonpartisan policy organization of arms ... read more

Archbishop John Charles Wester urged continued international efforts toward nuclear disarmament in a speech Tuesday to a nonpartisan policy organization of arms control proponents.“There is no such thing as a ‘just’ nuclear war,” Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, said in a live video address to those gathered for the annual meeting of the Arms ... read more

Archbishop John Wester reiterated papal concerns about nuclear weapons and the use of artificial intelligence in weaponry during a keynote address. Credit: SerhiiT/Shutterstock Archbishop John Charles Wester urged continued international efforts toward nuclear disarmament in a speech Tuesday to a nonpartisan policy organization of arms ... read more

Sacred Heart of Jesus, we place all of our trust in you. America at 250: Also tune in to consecration Masses on EWTN. ... read more

A Senate race in Texas features a Presbyterian seminarian who speaks in religious terms to bolster progressive politics, and a scandal-plagued state attorney general who has targeted nonprofits that serve migrants. ... read more

A bill introduced into Franceʼs national legislature specifically targets the seal of confession and would expand government control over state-subsidized private schools. A confessional. | Credit: FotoDax/Shutterstock France’s National Assembly approved for consideration on June 1 a bill aimed at preventing and combating violence in schools, ... read more

France’s National Assembly approved for consideration on June 1 a bill aimed at preventing and combating violence in schools, a measure the countryʼs bishops warn could put in jeopardy the seal of confession.The French Bishops' Conference contends the legislative initiative infringes upon several fundamental freedoms, including freedom of conscience, freedom of education, and freedom of worship.Although ... read more

Brooklyn Rivera, a political prisoner and Indigenous leader whom the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, held in detention and incommunicado for more than 970 days, passed away in Nicaragua at the age of 73, the regime announced following several statements regarding his grave state of health.“Despite the ... read more

The Ortega dictatorship portrayed the death of Brooklyn Rivera as simply from natural causes without mentioning his detention or prison conditions that critics claim actually led to his death. Brooklyn Rivera. | Credit: Inter-Parliamentary Union via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Brooklyn Rivera, a political prisoner ... read more

The town of Gilgil, Kenya is north of Nairobi, between Naivasha and Nakuru.(Images: Wikipedia) The Church in Kenya has joined the rest of the country in mourning the deaths of 16 students who lost their lives in a fire incident that occurred at the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, in Kenya’s Nakuru ... read more

Alvarado was named the dicastery's prefect on June 2 in a surprising move given the U.S.-based TV network's previous public flare-ups with Pope Francis. She will begin in the role Nov. 1. ... read more