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Notre Dame Awards Religious Liberty Prize to Becket Fund for Supreme Court Wins

Becket Fund President and CEO Mark Rienzi accepts the Notre Dame Law School 2026 Prize for Religious Liberty at the July 8, 2026, conclusion of Notre Dame’s sixth-annual Religious Liberty Summit in Chicago.

Becket President Mark Rienzi said the group is ‘deeply honored’ to be awarded the prize, saying religious liberty ‘is worth fighting for.’

Be Rooted in God’s Word to Reap a Good Harvest

Good seed on rich soil yields good growth, in the fields and in our hearts.

‘The seed is the word of God; Christ is the sower. All who come to him will have life forever.’

The Bishops and the Consecration

Christ is our hope.

This week, the bishops of the U.S. gathered in Orlando, Florida, for their annual spring plenary meeting, and their most pressing task was the consecration of the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Register staff writer Gigi Duncan and EWTN News staff reporter Tessa Gervasini were there and join Register Radio to tell us what happened. And then … Register staff reporter Matt McDonald discusses a newly released report that a University of Notre Dame rector sexually abused students there for 17 years. What is the latest in yet another Notre Dame controversy?

British Catholic Politician’s Death Investigated As Murder, Police Say

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Ann Widdecombe speaks on stage during the South West conference at Westpoint Arena, Nov. 9, 2024, in Exeter, England. The long-serving British politician died on July 9, 2026, at 78 years old.

Ann Widdecombe, who converted to the Catholic faith in 1993, was known for advocating conservative and pro-life positions in the British House of Commons.