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Devotee of Mother Angelica Meets Pope Leo — Twice

L to R: Pope Leo and Christopher Maffuccio on Aug. 20, 2025, at St. Peter’s Basilica.

Christopher Maffuccio of Lenox, Massachusetts, was twice blessed when he went to Rome on a Jubilee Year pilgrimage.

Supreme Court Asked to Block California School Gender Secrecy Rules Amid Ongoing Lawsuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Dec. 22, 2025, ruling struck down the secretive policies on First Amendment grounds and held that parents ‘have a right’ to the ‘gender information’ of their children, while teachers themselves also have the right to provide parents with that information. But a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit blocked that order Jan. 5.

Live-in Housemother

Be a part of this beautiful Pro-Life apostolate. We are seeking mature and balanced young women to serve the mothers and children of Saint Gianna and Pietro Molla Maternity Home.

Looking to the East for Liturgical Peace

The celebration of the Mass to the east

EDITORIAL: The Diocese of Duluth’s ‘ad orientem’ liturgical trial could serve as a guidepost for alleviating the tensions in the Church regarding celebration of the Mass in Latin.

The Young Laywoman Who Reignited the Church’s Missionary Zeal

Unknown, “Pauline-Marie Jaricot,” bef. 1862. Background: Carl Bloch, “The Sermon on the Mount,” 1877.

COMMENTARY: From small acts of prayer and sacrifice grew a renewed understanding of how lay Catholics share in the Church’s mission.