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The evangelist in Stanley Prison

In a 1974 address to a group of lay Catholics, Pope Paul VI noted that “Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because [...]

When the Pieces of the Puzzle Do Not Fit

Does the academic freedom afforded by a university include the "freedom" to deny the principle of non-contradiction?

Cardinal Pizzaballa encourages Holy Land pilgrims to return

Pilgrims should feel safe returning to the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said in a recent interview with Vatican News. “The Holy Land is the fifth Gospel. I also like to call it a kind of eighth sacrament, because it allows you to experience an encounter with Jesus, physically, that you can touch,” said the Read More…

Cardinal Pizzaballa encourages Holy Land pilgrims to return

HHS official condemns Canada’s practice of organ donation through euthanasia

Canada’s practice of taking donor organs from people who have been euthanized is a “strange new horror,” said an official from the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O’Neill, who is also the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Washington Examiner Read More…

HHS official condemns Canada’s practice of organ donation through euthanasia

The Jubilee of Saint Francis has begun

In January 2026, the Church began a rare commemoration: 800 years since the passing of Saint Francis of Assisi. Known as the Transitus, the saint’s death on October 3, 1226, now anchors a Franciscan Jubilee Year running from January 10, 2026, through January 10, 2027. This jubilee is not devotional shorthand. It is a formally Read More…

The Jubilee of Saint Francis has begun

Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, January 14, 2026

‘Back on the air’ – Fulton Sheen beatification to be announced (The Pillar): “The Holy See is expected to announce in coming weeks a date for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the Emmy-winning American [...]

Nicaraguan researcher urges religious freedom commission to refocus attention on abuses

Impose economic sanctions on Nicaragua, bring Daniel Ortega and his wife to justice, and prosecute them for crimes against humanity, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was told. January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM [...]

The origins of St. Agnes, child saint and martyr

Although not much is known about the life of St. Agnes, there are many stories passed down since her martyrdom in the fourth century. January 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM ET The stories surrounding St. [...]

First Catholic school in Finland: The dream of Helsinki’s only Catholic bishop

Bishop Raimo Goyarrola of Helsinki, Finland’s only Catholic bishop, hopes to open the first Catholic school in the country in August with 12 students. January 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM ET A “dream” that could [...]

Walk for Life West Coast and OneLife LA to hold events on January 24, 2026

Two major pro-life walks organized by Catholics will return to California on Saturday, January 24. They are timed roughly in conjunction with the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which struck [...]