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On Monday, three Palestinians were killed by Israeli drones in Khan Younis, while two children reportedly died from exposure to cold, Vatican News reports. These deaths come amid a fragile truce in Gaza and renewed diplomatic efforts, yet they are matched by troubling developments beyond Gaza’s borders. According to data released by the Israel Defence Read More…

West Bank sees sharp rise in settler attacks

Years ago, I heard advice that changed my life. I was at a Montessori school’s parent education night.  A seasoned educator was telling the parents all about the Montessori method — why it works and how to bring it into our homes. As she went on and on — about developmental stages and learning towers, Read More…

The only parenting advice you actually need

The year 2025 stands out as setting a record for the persecution of Christians around the world. For the first time since the creation in 1993 of the World Watch List, published annually by the Protestant non-profit Open Doors, 15 countries have reached the threshold of “extreme” persecution. Of the 50 countries featured in the Read More…

Report: Christians have never been as persecuted as in 2025

Archbishop Bernard Hebda wrote on the recent unrest in the Minneapolis area following the shooting of Renee Good last week, saying he is praying for all and encouraging people to support the city’s immigrant communities. “I suspect that most would agree that there’s been a heaviness in our community these days,” said Archbishop Hebda in Read More…

Minneapolis bishop encourages flock to be “instruments of peace”

“The hours devoted to catechesis are never wasted, even when participants are few,” writes Pope Leo XIV, responding to the quiet discouragement of a Swiss catechist wondering where the young have gone. Each month, Piazza San Pietro continues a practice begun under Pope Francis: publishing a letter from the Bishop of Rome in response to Read More…

Pope Leo’s mailbox: Give time, even when only a few listen

The human desire for life, dignity, and justice cannot be erased — and ignoring it risks further bloodshed. That was the sober warning offered this week by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, as he addressed the unfolding crisis in Iran alongside the continuing catastrophe in Gaza. Speaking to Vatican News during a visit to Jordan on Tuesday, Read More…

Cardinal says Iran shows that desire for justice can’t be erased

For millions of fans around the world, Stranger Things wasn’t just a show — it was a journey watched over nearly a decade. The actors who played the brave kids of Hawkins grew up on screen, and as the series concluded its final season this January, attention naturally turned to how they’ve navigated life beyond Read More…

‘Stranger Things’ star reveals the faith behind his strength

The bishops of the United States are welcoming a new rule that will allow foreign-born priests and other religious workers to have a chance to continue their ministry despite a backlog in permanent residency applications. Prior to a new rule announced January 14, when a religious worker visa expired after its five-year term, the person Read More…

Bishops welcome change on foreign priests’ time outside US

Credit: Digital Storm/Shutterstock Jan 15, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). The attorney general of Ohio is moving to shut down a Catholic-run nursing home amid reports that the facility is placing elderly residents in “clear and present danger.”House of... [...]

The Netflix series, "Stranger Things," gives us a layered account of evil that resists reducing all harm to a single explanatory framework.