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You Are Ready for a Life of Greatness

Carl Bloch, “The Sermon on the Mount,” 1877

COMMENTARY: Now more than ever, our society needs strong families, strong churches and well-formed lay leaders.

Renowned Pro-Life Statue Finds Home in Small New England Parish

The ‘Life’ statue (a version is shown above in Rome in April 2025) will be installed this weekend at All Saints Parish in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

This great-grandmother really wanted a pro-life statue for her hometown Massachusetts church. Her persistence paid off.

Bishop Chylinski Urges Compassion During Mental Health Awareness Month

Bishop Chylinski, who studied clinical psychology as a priest, praised advances in medical science and psychotherapy over the past 50 years.

'Know that no matter what you’re going through, no matter what you’re suffering, that in Christ there is always hope,' Auxiliary Bishop Keith Chylinski of Philadelphia said. 'You are never alone.'

Canadian Priest Offered Euthanasia Twice While Recovering From Hip Fracture

Father Larry Holland is shown at Vancouver General Hospital with chaplain Father Ronald Sequeira. While recovering from a hip fracture Holland was twice offered euthanasia.

A Vancouver priest says he was twice offered assisted death by hospital medical staff who knew he was a priest and opposed to euthanasia — a practice critics say is growing.

Pope Leo to Meet Rubio Following Tensions With Trump

Pope Leo XIV meets U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the papal library in the Apostolic Palace on May 19, 2025.

The Holy See Press Office confirmed that the pontiff will meet with the U.S. secretary of state on May 7.