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The first Sunday of college doesn’t come with much fanfare. After orientation events, late-night conversations, and the excitement of finally unpacking the dorm room, Sunday morning arrives quietly. The alarm goes off. No one knocks on…

Justin Murphy, the New Jersey GOP senatorial candidate running against incumbent Cory Booker (D-NJ), brought the house down in a debate with Booker when he was asked what he would tell President Trump to do vis-à-vis Iran.Booker had just…

Confession ‘is a place to encounter God’s mercy, his forgiveness, and not only that, to receive grace,’ says Dominican Father Thomas Petri.How long is too long when it comes to confession? The question has taken over social media threads…

This article was written by Mark J. Burns and published on Sport & State, a new media company founded by Clay Travis that is built around sports, culture, original voices, and live conversation.* * * * *Ask a bar owner in Tuscaloosa,…

COMMENTARY: The key to our escaping from so doleful a state will depend on our willingness to accept the truth of our creation.What are the two most important moments in a human life? Two absolutely determinative events that we need to…

Nine people, including the suspected gunman and at least two children, are dead after a Friday evening shooting at a home in Eerie, Pennsylvania, authorities said.The suspected shooter died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.…

‘The Holy Hour is the place where I am grounded in my relationship. It is the place where I know who I am: His son, His brother, His friend, His priest, His bishop, His.’Editor’s Note: To commemorate the beatification of Archbishop…

Vice President JD Vance won’t be watching the potentially live-streamed execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.The vice president discussed the controversial execution as he spoke to reporters during a trip to Ohio on Friday.…

Riding the Rails Through Tulsa. I thought hobos riding the rails got left behind in the 1930s, but the tradition is still alive in 2026, and there’s a guy with a YouTube channel who gives you a peek at what it’s like, including the…

Leading theologians and cardinals examine Marian doctrine, devotion and history nearly a year after the Vatican controversially called the title inopportune in official usage.Two cardinals, leading theologians and other scholars defended…

Country singer Ella Langley canceled her sold-out concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday after police received a call threatening concertgoers. Officers said they found no credible threat after sweeping the venue and surrounding area and…

FILM REVIEW: One-man stage play becomes an inspiring movie about America’s first black priest.Tolton: From Slave to Priest is a winning work from St. Luke Productions that takes a slightly different approach to films as it stirs emotions…

A hurricane barreling toward the southeastern United States could threaten Gulf Coast refineries and push fuel prices even higher.Refineries that process roughly 500,000 barrels of oil a day lie within Hurricane Isaias’ potential damage…

A century after the Cristero War began in 1926, scholars gathered to discuss the church-state relationship in Mexico and Latin America.A conference in Rome reflected on the legacy of Mexico’s Cristero movement, marking the 100th…

A Green Party congressional candidate in Wisconsin was arrested Thursday after a video captured him shouting profanities at an Israeli father whose young son was in the car.Matthew Arndt, 54, who is running for Wisconsin’s 6th…

COMMENTARY: We cannot truly understand the human person, human relationships or the economy without God.Editor's Note: Dr. Staudt’s column is syndicated by the Denver Catholic, the official publication of the Archdiocese of Denver. It is…

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) appeared to struggle to decide whether Israel or the Iranian regime posed a greater threat to the United States.Leland Vittert, host of “On Balance,” posed the question in reference to a claim…

Students protested the universityʼs handling of alleged sexual assaults involving members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024.Catholic clergy at Cornell University issued a pastoral letter encouraging students to engage in “difficult…

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…