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The Vatican newspaper warned that the Iran war has disrupted the education of 52 million children. ... read more

In "My Son, the Priest," author Kristin Grady Gilger recounts the long and winding road of accepting her son's Jesuit vocation — and what that meant for her own faith. ... read more

We can't change the mistakes of our past — not even if we're Tyra Banks — but we can and should reflect seriously on them, listen to the concerns of others and work to do better in the future, writes Rose Brennan. ... read more

These prayers rarely appear in books about spirituality. They are too brief, too ordinary, too woven into the fragile rhythms of daily life. Yet they carry a depth that formal words sometimes cannot reach. ... read more

Pourcine Pic Makaya – “The year 2026 is likely to be a turning point for Haiti, with elections planned for this year and the inauguration of the new president and parliament in February 2027. But everything is still very vague and very, very uncertain,” Father Massimo Miraglio, Camillian missionary and parish priest of the Church ... read more

"Come, let us return to the LORD,it is he who has rent, but he will heal us;he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds.He will revive us after two days;on the third day he will raise us up,to live in his presence.Let us know, let us strive to know the LORD;as certain as ... read more

Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself? — Thomas á Kempis ... read more

The gifts received by us from God are derived not from ourselves but from the Holy Spirit, and are to be used, in a spirit of humility, in the service of the Church and of our brothers. ... read more

Police in Omaha, Nebraska, arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the murder of his father, a permanent deacon. Deacon John Zak’s death “is a great shock to his family and to our parish,” said Father John Broheimer of St. Peter’s Parish, as he paid tribute to the deacon’s 25 years of ministry ... read more

In a message conveyed through Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV on Friday said that mathematicians can become “signs of hope for the world,” particularly in a context marked by rapid technological advancements and challenges facing humanity.The pope’s message was addressed to the Turkish mathematician and university professor Betül Tanbay, chair ... read more

On the International Day of Mathematics, Pope Leo XIV sent a message inviting reflection on the role good mathematics can play in today’s world. Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News In a message conveyed through Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal ... read more

GreenOak A U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier sails at sea with fighter jets and helicopters parked on its flight deck. As the Iran conflict enters its second full week, fear grows that the loss of life and destruction might expand across the whole region.This week on Register Radio, Register contributor Ambassador Alberto Fernandez with ... read more

Kirk Fisher Monaco Cathedral (r) rises above the rocky coastline overlooking Fontvieille Harbor, with high-rise buildings in the background, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. INTERVIEW: Abbé Christian Venard discusses what Leo XIV will find, and what he might say, in Europe’s last Catholic bastion. ... read more

A conservative government watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, claiming his office failed to respond to a public-records request seeking documents on school security funding and whether nonpublic schools were considered for state safety programs.Judicial Watch submitted the request to the governor’s office on Aug. 28, 2025, — one day ... read more

Here is a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the U.S. Flowers are placed outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Sept. 3, 2025, after the Aug. 27 shooting in which a gunman killed two children and wounded 17 others during a school Mass. | Credit: Alex Wroblewski ... read more