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The WHCD Attack and the Revolutionary Vanguards

Mandel Ngan
Agents draw their guns after shots were heard during the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 25.

COMMENTARY: An attempted attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner points to a deeper trend: In a polarized West, violence is becoming thinkable again.

Pope Sends New Shipment of Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon and Ukraine

Rubble and debris are seen scattered in the aftermath of air strikes near a hospital area, in Tyre, Lebanon, Feb. 10, 2026.

Both war-torn countries will receive essential medications, and Ukraine will receive other needed items, including food and clothing.

Was Pope Leo XIV Offering His African Audiences a Preview of His New Encyclical?

Simone Risoluti
Pope Leo blesses a family at Holy Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea, on April 22, 2026.

ANALYSIS: In recent months, the Pope has returned several times to the themes of social doctrine. In Africa, however, he revealed his thoughts on these issues in greater depth.

Here Are the Patron Saints of World Youth Day Seoul 2027

St. Andrew Kim Taegon (1821–1846), the first Korean Catholic priest, is one of five patron saints of World Youth Day Seoul 2027.

The five saints chosen for the international youth gathering reflect the event’s spiritual themes of truth, love, and peace.

Famous Fictional Saints and Sinners

Eugène Burnand, “Return of the Prodigal Son,” 1900

COMMENTARY: The world of literature is awash with villains and villainy, but the presence of saints is more subtle and understated.

Pope Leo XIV Meets Archbishop of Canterbury Amid Deepening Church Divides

Pope Leo XIV meets Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally at the Vatican on April 27, 2026.

The pontiff addressed 'new problems' facing Catholic-Anglican dialogue in his meeting with Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the first woman to serve as spiritual head of the Anglican Communion.