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Kansas City Catholics Bet Big on Marriage — and See Dramatic Results

Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas blesses a married couple at a Communio event at Sacred Heart Parish in Shawnee, Kansas. Communio is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening marriages and families.
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Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas blesses a married couple at a Communio event at Sacred Heart Parish in Shawnee, Kansas. Communio is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening marriages and families.
A bold new approach to marriage ministry in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is strengthening families and revitalizing parishes.

Pope Appoints 2 Undersecretaries to Integral Human Development Dicastery

Pope Leo XIV passes in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on the back of the popemobile during his weekly ride through the crowds in St. Peter’s Square for the general audience on Oct. 28, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV passes in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on the back of the popemobile during his weekly ride through the crowds in St. Peter’s Square for the general audience on Oct. 28, 2026.
The pontiff on Nov. 5 named Jesuit Father Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico and Claudia Leal Luna, to serve under the dicastery’s prefect, pro-prefect, and secretary.

From DOJ Lawyer to Dominican Friar: 13 Hot Takes on Faith and Dating With Father Legge

Dominican Father Dominic Legge serves as president of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
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Dominican Father Dominic Legge serves as president of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
After a high-powered legal career and dreams about marrying his girlfriend at the time, Father Dominic Legge’s vocation story all started with complete surrender to the will of God.

Midterm Abortion Defeats Leave Pro-Life Movement Weighing Its Next Steps

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A "Vote Here" sign is displayed outside of a polling location at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Election Day in Arlington, Virginia, November 3, 2026.
Defeats in Virginia, Nevada and Missouri have renewed questions about voter persuasion and the movement’s efforts to build a culture of life.

Colorado’s Unconstitutional Attack on Families

St. Mary Catholic Virtue Preschool in Littleton, Colorado.
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St. Mary Catholic Virtue Preschool in Littleton, Colorado.
COMMENTARY: Catholic families have particularly felt the sting of the state’s unjust discrimination.