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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…

Led by San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantú and program director Jose Soto, the “Radiate Love” initiative accompanies dozens of couples home to the sacraments.For many Catholic couples who were married civilly, the desire to fully participate in…

Girl dads, don’t let your daughters grow up to be victims.My dad has been dead almost 20 years, but I still hear his thunderous, not-to-be-messed-with voice every time I read a story like the Cornell University alleged gang-rape. I think…

The Wind Beneath the Stone by David Keohan. For millennia, stone lifting was an important part of cultures around the world. It was not only a feat of strength, but part of weddings and funerals, used as a job interview to assess…

On the 800th anniversary of the saint’s passing, a look at his ties to the United States and the rich Franciscan history of America.Here we find ourselves in 2026, in the midst of the special Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi…