VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for a rediscovery of the role of the laity in the Church. “Let us rekindle in ourselves the awareness of and gratitude for having received the gift of being part of God’s People; and also the responsibility that this entails,” Leo urged during the general audience…
When Beverly Jacobson first learned that her unborn daughter Verity would be born with the rare genetic condition trisomy 18, she “was filled with fear and anxiety” — but just a few weeks ago the family was able to celebrate Verity’s ninth year of “lots of smiles and giggles and pure joy.” “Just a happy…
The outbreak of the latest confrontations in the Middle East has presented residents of several Gulf countries with unprecedented challenges as they face the whir of missiles, the roar of drones, and the sound of air defenses and explosions, which they have never known in countries long known to be safe havens. Amid anxiety and uncertainty,…
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ROME — A martyr of communist persecution in Czechoslovakia and the most recently beatified Slovak, Blessed Ján Havlík, is reaching an international audience through new books, a multilingual documentary, and other initiatives. Bishop Viliam Judák of Nitra, Slovakia, who is also a historian, co-authored a book titled “Our Saints: Lexicon of Saints and Beatified Connected…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in full bloom in 2026, impacting virtually every professional and educational realm of society. Mindful of this reality, Pope Leo XIV recently advised the priests of Rome to use “their brains more” rather than AI when preparing homilies, a practice that appears to be beginning to spread among some members of…
On March 2, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a watershed ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta, a case that set the binding, nationwide precedent that schools cannot secretly socially transition a gender-confused minor. The majority per curiam opinion is less than 1,800 words. Since September 2022, I have spent just over 1,800 hours working…
February 24, 2026, marked four years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to the latest analysis, peace negotiations have reached a deadlock, and one of the reasons is the issue of 10 percent of the territories in Donbas, which Ukraine does not intend to give away. As a native of Donbas,…
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On March 18, the Catholic Church honors St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a fourth-century bishop and doctor of the Church whose writings are still regarded as masterful expressions of the Christian faith. St. Cyril is also remembered for his exhaustive biblical knowledge and his endurance in the face of misunderstanding and opposition. Eastern Catholics and Eastern…
