Ohio Governor DeWine Urges State to Abolish Death Penalty, Says There Is No ‘Moral Justification’ for It
The Legislature "can leave it up to a vote of the people" if it does not want to abolish capital punishment outright, the governor said.
Pope Warns SSPX Bishop Ordinations Risk Deepening Schism
The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) said it plans to consecrate four priests as bishops on July 1 without the permission of Pope Leo XIV.
Appeals Court Rules Seton Hall University Does Not Have to Disclose Entirety of Sex Abuse Report
The school has fought against the release of the report detailing its handling of abuse allegations connected to Theodore McCarrick.
‘O Sacred Banquet’: A New Book Inspired by St. Thomas Aquinas’ Eucharistic Prayer
'O sacred banquet in which Christ becomes our food, the memory of his Passion is celebrated, the soul is filled with grace, and the pledge of future glory is given to us!' reads the prayer, which Dominican Father Patrick Mary Briscoe has prayed daily for years.
Mary’s ‘Yes’ in the Age of AI: The Marian Heart of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
Mark Miravalle discusses the Marian dimension of Pope Leo’s encyclical on Catholic social teaching and artificial intelligence.
Speaking Truth to Power: When the Pope Addresses Governments
From Westminster Hall to the U.N., popes have been invited to address civic assemblies during their travels. How have they used these speeches to challenge leaders on life, economics, and migration?
Pope Leo XIV Says Care for Creation Is a Requirement of Faith
In a video message to the Austrian World Summit, the Pope urged believers, wealthy nations, and religious communities to help build a culture of care for the environment.
Pope Leo XIV Defends Journalism Against the Drug of ‘Fake News’
In a message to an Italian newspaper, the Pope urged journalists to resist 'artificial polarizations' and serve as 'instruments of truth.'
Ukraine Advocate Says Cathedral Bombing Reflects Broader Campaign Against Christianity
'This is certainly deliberate,' Ukraine Freedom Project Founder Steven Moore said of the attack on the historic 11th-century Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
Bitter Victory or Sweet Defeat in the Middle East, But Whose?
COMMENTARY: The consequences of this war will only be revealed over time, months and even years into the future.