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Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarchate on Good Footing as CEO Steps Down

OMAR AL-QATTAA
Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (2nd R) and Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (R) meet with children during a visit to Holy Family Church in Gaza City on June 22, 2026. Cardinal Pizzaballa pledged on June 22 not to abandon Gaza’s Christian community as he visited the territory with his Greek Orthodox counterpart. Pizzaballa and Patriarch Theophilos III arrived for a pastoral visit aimed at supporting both Gaza’s small Christian population and its wider community after years of war and hardship.

Through war and a pandemic, the Holy Land’s archdiocese continues its work supporting the region’s communities.

Once Upon a Time on Mott Street

Our Lady is processed down the street in New York City marking the Solemnity of the Assumption 2026.

At the edge of what was once Five Points, an old stone church has watched New York’s immigrant story unfold for more than two centuries — and the story is still being written today.

The Maleficence of Massachusetts

Asher Ben-Dashan
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, joined by state officials and advocates, signs legislation expanding access to abortion at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Aug. 10, 2026.

EDITORIAL: The glee with which the group of women celebrated infanticide with Gov. Maura Healey signing the Bay State’s new abortion legislation provoked a visceral reaction among people of goodwill.

How Trump’s New FDA Pick Could Be Monumental in the Fight for Life

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Food and Drug Administration sign at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Commissioner appointee Heidi Overton has criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s chemical abortion policies in the past. She is now poised to be in a position to change them.

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Her travel authorization to Northern Ireland was revoked in light of Finland’s Supreme Court convicting her for espousing her Christian beliefs on marriage, family and homosexuality.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

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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.