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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is turning to former President Barack Obama for help on the campaign trail, years after arguing that Obama’s presidency left the country no better off.Obama is scheduled to campaign…

The pontiff held a private audience on Wednesday with a group of Vatican Museum patrons.Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged patrons of the Vatican Museums to rediscover beauty in an era dominated by technology. The pontiff held a private…

There’s a new trend in home design, and it’s centered around shopping at warehouse clubs.The so-called Costco door is all over social media as devotees rave about how convenient it is. This miniature-sized door is installed inside the…

Host: Brett McKayProducer: Kate McKay October 6, 2026In: Character, Podcast, Self-ImprovementWe live in a world of pervasive noise. Even when we’re alone and our surroundings are quiet, our devices bombard us with an endless stream…

The meeting brought together the first American-born Pope and one of the country’s best-known Catholic evangelists, both with deep roots in Illinois.Pope Leo XIV received a relic of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen from leaders of the Diocese of…

Over the weekend, a huge crowd of angry leftists tried to stop our next movie from being made. Why? Because the film is about an ICE agent who comes under fire while arresting a criminal illegal immigrant.In Livingston, Montana, a blue…

The Archdiocese of St. Louis says it has been discriminated against in its efforts to minister to Catholic ICE detainees.The Archdiocese of St. Louis is challenging an immigration detention center’s visitation policies it says prevent…

Televangelist Jim Bakker, who was made famous by his TV empire and disgraced by a sex scandal and fraud conviction, has died at the age of 86, his widow announced on Monday.“It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband,…

A reader recently wrote in with a question I’ve gotten some version of dozens of times over the years. He’s a year into fatherhood, his wife is about to go back to work, and he’s struggling to fit in exercise, friends, hobbies, and…

COMMENTARY: A decade on, Leo seems intent on recovering Francis' vision of marriage and family rather than reheating the Communion debate.This week Pope Leo will preside over a meeting of bishops to discuss the pastoral application of…

Former Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a Democratic get-out-the-vote push ahead of the midterms with one of her favorite pieces of political wisdom: If you feel powerless, you are powerless. And if you feel powerful, you guessed…

A collection of Pope Francis’ private writings will be available on Nov. 24.An upcoming publication titled The Private Diary of Pope Francis promises a rare look into the inner spiritual life of the late pontiff. Announced on Monday and…

A Chinese foreign agent who spied on the relative of a top Taiwanese official was arrested at the airport while attempting to flee the United States, the Justice Department said. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced Sunday that the FBI…

Few figures in history have had as powerful an impact on American masculinity as the cowboy. While the mythologization of the cowboy began all the way back in the late 1800s with dime novels and Wild West shows, it wasn’t until the…

COMMENTARY: By looking to the life of St. Francis, many virtues can be discovered.What a joyous occasion to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. For 800 years, his example has inspired many to follow…

An Israeli mother had her four daughters with her aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 — and when the copilot attempted to hijack the plane, she gave them all one instruction: “pray.”Lital Hirschl-Shahar, 39, was on her way home from a family…

Narrated by Jonathan Roumie, Archbishop Hicks expressed enthusiasm for the project that hopes to help preserve the cathedral’s impressive organ. Stepping through the massive bronze doors of St. Patrick’s Cathedral has long offered the…

The terrorist co-pilot who tried to plunge a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv jetliner into a suicide dive is facing possible execution, according to a report from Israeli outlet Ynet citing a top Emirati official.Abu Dhabi authorities will likely…

‘Sainthood is inherently appealing,’ says Franciscan friar who contributed to the project.At the Battle of Collestrada in 1202, with nobles of Assisi and Perugia, Italy, engaging in a fierce conflict, a young Italian son of a wealthy…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Indian pilot Smit Machchhar during a phone conversation on Saturday, hailing him as a “true hero,” not just to India and Israel, but to the whole world.The two spoke by phone, and…