The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, when advising Catholics to “choose the lesser evil” between Vice President Kamala Harris, who supports unrestricted abortion, and former President Donald Trump, who supports the deportation of illegal aliens and stronger…
Angel Studios has released another heartfelt movie trying to steal America’s hearts this summer. Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot is an insightful glimpse into the lives of Reverend R.C. Martin, and his wife, Donna, of Possum Trot,…
Several Catholic organizations, including the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last week after the commission included abortion in its implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). …
Harrison Butker is a devout Catholic, a loving husband and father, a three-time Super Bowl champion, and widely regarded as one of the greatest kickers in NFL history. As of this past Saturday, he’s also a vicious misogynist — at…
The Islamic Republic of Iran seeks regional dominance but suffers from numerous self-inflicted wounds. The dictatorial regime has fixed elections, mismanaged an economy already burdened by U.S. sanctions, and imposed totalitarian social controls. Tehran diverts substantial resources to multiple Mideast…
The problem when standing on the mountaintop is that you also may be standing at the precipice. That appears to be the situation facing Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping. His word is law, but that leaves him with…
When Pope Francis announced last July that he would create 21 new cardinals, longtime Vatican watcher John L. Allen Jr. immediately noted the significant number of “papabili” — possible papal candidates — on the list. Of these candidates, Allen noted…
The number of attacks against Catholic and Protestant churches has skyrocketed in recent years, and the violence shows no sign of slowing down. The Family Research Council (FRC) has identified 915 “acts of hostility” against Christian churches since 2018, with…
I’ve just returned from a conference on religious persecution. Held in the Mediterranean, the event covered the status of religious liberty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In general, the status of religious minorities in that region ranges…
A new cathedral spire has finally emerged from scaffolding nearly four years after flames engulfed Paris’s storied Notre Dame Cathedral in April 2019. Intense reconstruction efforts began immediately following the accidental blaze, which investigators attributed to either an electrical short-circuit…
