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Christ Offers More Than John Lennon Could Ever Imagine

Bob Gruen / Tomasz Warszewski
John Lennon in 1974, with the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, near Kraków, Poland.

COMMENTARY: Our problems cannot be solved without Jesus Christ and a people willing to live prophetic lives of Christian counter-witness.

Iran’s Violent Crackdown Strains Diplomatic Relations With the Vatican

Kaveh Kazemi
People pass by a newly inaugurated metro station in honor of the Virgin Mary named St. Mary opposite the Armenian church on Jan. 26, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

ANALYSIS: The Holy See and Iran have had a continuing dialogue in recent years. But the killing of large numbers of Iranian demonstrators by government forces is causing grave concern inside the Vatican.

Why Pro-Lifers Are Pressing President Trump for More Action

Tyler Arnold
March for Life 2026 attendees carry signs that reference Scripture or popular culture.

EDITORIAL: Topping the list for Trump is rolling back the Biden-era policy of wide distribution of the abortion pill.

P.D. James and Designer Parkas for Chihuahuas

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Pet stores now seem far more evident in Rome.

COMMENTARY: 'Family' has, evidently, acquired new — and some would say, ominous — connotations in a world of infertility.

St. Thomas Aquinas’ Silence Spoke More Profoundly Than His Words

Domenico Ghirlandaio, “Madonna Enthroned With Angels and Four Saints” (Detail), 1486, Uffizi Gallery, Milan.

COMMENTARY: After producing one of the greatest bodies of theological thought in history, St. Thomas Aquinas fell silent — reminding us that even the highest human wisdom gives way before divine mystery.