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Pope Leo XIV Holds Protection of Minors ‘Deep in His Heart’

Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass at Sant’Anselmo Church, located at a Benedictine monastery on the Aventine Hill in Rome, on Nov. 11, 2025.

Pope Leo sent a message Nov. 17 to participants in a meeting promoted by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

Robert George Resigns From Heritage Foundation Board Over Kevin Roberts Video

Professor Robert P. George speaks at Heritage Foundation event commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters on May 30, 2025.

Professor George said in a Facebook post that he would resign from the board because the think tank’s leader did not fully retract his initial video when he issued an apology.

‘Dignitatis Humanae’ at 60: Vatican II’s Decisive Stand for Religious Freedom

Bishops from around the world gather Oct. 11, 1962, in St. Peter's Basilica for the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

COMMENTARY: The early history of the landmark document manifests the significant doctrinal development, which led the Catholic Church to proclaim the vital importance of religious liberty for modern society.

The Daring 1965 Bishops’ Letter That Enraged Communists — and Helped Heal a Wounded Europe

Zajezdnia Historic Center and National Digital Archives.
The Polish bishops letter was authored by Archbishop Bolesław Kominek of Wroclaw (center), sitting in 1966 next to Archbishop Karol Wojtyła of Krakow on the left, who reviewed and edited versions of the letter. Salesian Archbishop Antoni Baraniak of Poznań shown on the right.

Signed by 36 Polish bishops at the Second Vatican Council, the letter sought to break cycles of vengeance by embracing the Gospel’s mandate to forgive.