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UK Bars Finnish Christian MP Päivi Räsänen From Entering the Country

Heather Diehl
Päivi Räsänen testifies at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 4, 2026, in Washington. The hearing highlighted how European censorship laws could impact free speech in the United States.

Her travel authorization to Northern Ireland was revoked in light of Finland’s Supreme Court convicting her for espousing her Christian beliefs on marriage, family and homosexuality.

Massachusetts High Court Rules Against Saints Statues

Courtesy photos
L to R: These statues of St. Florian and St. Michael will remain off the 120,000-square-foot public safety building of Quincy, Massachusetts, the state’s highest court ruled Aug. 20, 2026.

The case heads back to a lower state court — and potentially to the U.S. Supreme Court.

You Have a Role in God’s Great Drama

Titian, “The Annunciation,” ca. 1535, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice, Italy

COMMENTARY: The Annunciation shows us that holiness is our mission — and that the path to holiness is the path to true freedom.

Lourdes Bishop Says Shrine Will Cover All Rupnik Mosaics Ahead of Pope’s Visit to France

Valentine Chapuis
Workers cover a mosaic made by Marko Rupnik, a Slovenian priest and world-renowned mosaic artist accused of abusing a community of adult religious women in the 1990s, displayed on the Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire Basilica in the Sanctuary of Lourdes in Lourdes, southwestern France, on March 31, 2025. |

'My role is to ensure that the shrine welcomes everyone, especially those who are suffering,' Bishop Jean-Marc Micas said.

The Rise of the Catholic Anti-AI Movement

Opposition to generative AI is by no means a position exclusive to Catholics, as people across the world are organizing to discourage the technology’s expansion.

Pope Leo has not banned the use of AI chatbots. But some Catholics say their faith is compelling them to avoid the controversial technology — and invite others to join them.

Pope Leo Meets Lebanese President; Security Issues at Center of Talks

Pope Leo XIV meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Aug. 20, 2026, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.

The pope met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday morning at the Apostolic Palace and focused on challenges facing Lebanon and the implementation of the Trilateral Framework Agreement.