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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

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

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

New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide Disabilities advocates in Buffalo, New York, during a candlelight vigil in opposition to assisted suicide. A recently-compiled database found that at least 14,000 Americans have died by assisted suicide since 1997, but the actual number is likely much higher because not all states provide data. ... read more

EWTN News Former Vatican auditor general Libero Milone speaks with EWTN News correspondent Colm Flynn in an exclusive interview. | Credit: EWTN News 'If the Vatican finances are sound, it means that our Church will continue. If the Vatican finances are not sound, it’s going to have problems,' former Vatican auditor general Libero Milone ... read more

Matthew Cavedon of the Cato Institute, Erin Hawley of Alliance Defending Freedom, and Jeremy Dys of First Liberty raised questions about the FACE Act in the panel discussion. Members of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising urge repeal of the FACE Act on Jan. 24, 2025. | Credit: Tyler Arnold/EWTN News ... read more

In a virtual panel hosted by the conservative Federalist Society on Friday, three lawyers questioned the constitutionality of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and discussed the alleged selective enforcement against pro-life activists.The FACE Act, which became law in 1994, imposes federal criminal penalties on people who use physical force or intimidation ... read more

A recently-compiled database found that at least 14,000 Americans have died by assisted suicide since 1997, but the actual number is likely much higher because not all states provide data. Disabilities advocates in Buffalo, New York, during a candlelight vigil in opposition to assisted suicide. | Credit: New York Alliance ... read more

More than 14,000 Americans have died by assisted suicide since Oregon became the first state to legalize the practice in 1997, a recent report by Aging with Dignity found.A group inspired by Mother Teresa, Aging with Dignity recently compiled all reported U.S. assisted suicide data from every state since 1997 in what it said was ... read more

Scripture for Life: On this Easter morn, let us heed the command to start again, to reinterpret everything in our own lives and all of history in the light of Christ's definitive victory over evil. ... read more

 Leo's rhetorical question is another example of his reserved, if pointed, approach to weighing in on global issues — particularly those concerning the United States. ... read more

The Cathedral of Christ the King in Reykjavík, Iceland. (Images: Jon Gretarsson and Wikipedia) A flashpoint of Catholic faith and life in the Western liberal democracies is occurring in an unusual place: Iceland. The Church has been in the headlines this month in the North Atlantic island nation, a rather unusual occurrence, ... read more