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Pope Warns Main Threat Common to Religion and Science Is Denial of Objective Truth

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Members of the Members of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, which supports the work of the observatory at Castel Gandolfo, meet with Pope Leo XIV on May 11, 2026, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV pointed out that both science and the Church clearly teach that caring for the planet is threatened by the irresponsible exploitation of both people and the natural world.

Trump Vows to Discuss Freedom of Jimmy Lai, Christian Leaders Detained in China

Grace Jin Drexel (in red raincoat) holds an umbrella in a photo with fellow religious-freedom advocates at a rally in front of the White House on May 11, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

The president likened the call to free Lai to the complexity of releasing indicted former FBI Director James Comey as families of Chinese prisoners rallied outside the White House.

Supreme Court Temporarily Extends Access to Mail-Order Mifepristone

Mifepristone is a medication that blocks progesterone to end an early pregnancy, and it is used with misoprostol, which causes the uterus to contract and expel an unborn baby.

The drug will continue to be available at pharmacies or through mail, and it can be obtained without an in-person visit to a doctor.

Courage Director: Synod Report ‘Wounds the Church’

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Father Brian Gannon is executive director of Courage International.

Father Brian Gannon argues how ‘intellectually dishonest’ document departs from Scripture and 2,000 years of Church teaching on human sexuality.

Moms.gov Debuts With Pro‑Life Resources As Administration Proposes Fertility Rule

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Maternal Healthcare Event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2026.

The site, with information on pregnancy-related healthcare, does not reference in vitro fertilization while a proposed rule would expand IVF insurance coverage.

Just War 101: Catholic Teaching for a Dangerous Moment

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Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska in St. Peter’s Square, a day before the canonization Mass of St. John Henry Newman, Oct. 12, 2019.

The moral weight of war falls on human beings precisely because humans bear moral responsibility, and this is as it should be.

Haitian Prime Minister Meets Pope Leo, Inaugurates New Vatican Embassy

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Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé cuts the ribbon at the inauguration of the new embassy of Haiti to the Holy See in Rome on Sunday, May 10, 2026.

The new embassy of Haiti to the Holy See, inaugurated Sunday near the Vatican walls, marks a deepening of diplomatic ties amid ongoing political crisis in the Caribbean nation.

Historic Parish in Toronto Archdiocese to Finally Break Ground On New Church

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After well over a decade of prayer, planning, and perseverance, historic St. Patrick’s Parish in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, will officially break ground on its new church May 24, 2026.

St. Patrick’s Parish in Brampton, Ontario, is bursting at the seams. Now, on May 24, it will break ground on its long-awaited new church.

Pope Names U.S. Bishop Lopes to Lead Australia’s Anglican Ordinariate

Bishop Steven Lopes celebrates a chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham, the principal church of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, in Houston in 2026.

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia is one of three Anglican ordinariates.