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US bishops release prayer service honoring immigrants, victims of slavery with call to action
The 15-page document, which is also available in Spanish, is designed “to acknowledge and honor the many diverse communities that have journeyed to the United States in search of hope, safety, and opportunity,” as the bishops stated in its…
Xi refuses to concede on Jimmy Lai case in Trump talks
Thomas Colsy, The Catholic Herald on Thursday, June 4, 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has refused to make any concession on the case of imprisoned Catholic media tycoon Jimmy Lai during high-level talks with US President Donald Trump on May…
Pope Leo XIV: We must rediscover signs and symbols of the sacred liturgy
The pontiff continued his catechesis on the Second Vatican Councilʼs teaching on the liturgy during his weekly general audience. The post Pope Leo XIV: We must rediscover signs and symbols of the sacred liturgy…
The throwaway culture advances – The Catholic Thing
“Life is no less beautiful when it is accompanied by illness or weakness, hunger or poverty, physical or mental diseases, loneliness or old age.” These inspiring words were written by my beloved predecessor Terence Cardinal Cooke shortly before…
Books in Stone – The Catholic Thing
Catholics who sometimes worry that the Church is no longer sufficiently bold in its preaching of the Gospel might at least derive some comfort from its buildings. Sacred buildings stand a long time and carry on the convictions of those bolder…
No Matter What They Call Abortion, It Still Kills a Baby
If you’ve had a chance to read any of the many stories I’ve written about the abortion-driven, stumbling Democrat party, you know that a common theme is not to rethink their embrace of baby killing and other stupid positions but to “reframe”…
Kent: Integrating U.S., Israeli Militaries Will Give Israel Imprudent Access to U.S. Military Secrets
Former U.S. counterterrorism chief Joe Kent is warning about the danger of an Israel-first provision in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would permanently entangle the U.S. and Israeli militaries, making them almost…
She Awoke to Find Her Boyfriend Forcing Abortion Drugs Down Her Throat
A survivor of a chilling assault using mail-order abortion drugs is speaking out publicly under her full name, for the first time. Jona Affholder, of Ohio, awoke one night to find the man she was dating at the time – Hassan Abbas, a medical…
Extreme Division Leading US to “Civil Unrest” & “Financial Collapse,” Warns Ex-WH Economist
The increasing polarization and radicalization in American politics is leading the nation to civil unrest, financial collapse, and war, warned former White House economist and lawman Mike ter Maat in an explosive interview on Conversations That…
Men, Commitment, and Abortion: The Missing Half of the Conversation
For decades, the Pro-Life Movement has worked tirelessly to respond to women facing unexpected pregnancies and defend legal protections for the preborn, but new research suggests that the prevalence of abortion reflects a deeper cultural crisis…