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Vance, lawmakers defend Trump’s abortion policies at March for Life
Vice President JD Vance and Republican lawmakers defended President Donald Trump’s abortion-related policies at the 2026 March for Life on January 23. In his speech, Vance said: “One of the things I most wanted in the United States of America is…
Pope Leo’s message to America’s March for Life
“I send warm greetings to those of you participating in the 2026 March for Life. I likewise express heartfelt appreciation, and assure you of my spiritual closeness as you gather for this eloquent public witness to affirm that the protection of…
Pope Leo: War is back in fashion
Pope Leo XIV has invited the faithful to pray for Christian unity and for peace, especially in our time, which is marked by a lack of respect for human dignity and heightened international tensions. “Let us pray for peace at a moment in history…
Catholicism is the largest religion in Latin America, but it’s declining
The Catholic share of the population in several Latin American countries has shrunk over the last 10 years, while a growing percentage of Latin American adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing…
How to watch the March for Life 2026: EWTN’s live coverage
Kate Quiñones, EWTN News Thursday, January 22, 2026 With tens of thousands of pro-life Americans gathering for the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 23, EWTN will provide live coverage of the event. The yearly…
Pope meets with FSSP leaders to talk about ‘Traditionis Custodes’
Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register Thursday, January 22, 2026 Pope Leo XIV and leaders of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), a community dedicated to the traditional Roman Rite, held a “cordial half-hour meeting” on Monday,…
Bishop Barron to ICE: focus on ’serious’ criminals; to protestors: ’cease interfering’
Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron has called on federal immigration officials to focus on deporting only serious criminals while also urging U.S. protesters to “cease interfering” with the work of immigration agents. The bishop’s…
Archbishop for Military Service, U.S. says troops could refuse Greenland orders
Michelle La Rosa, The Pillar Wednesday, January 21, 2026 The archbishop of the U.S. military services said Sunday that he does not believe military action to take control of Greenland could be justified – and that U.S. troops in good conscience…
Vice President Vance, House Speaker Johnson to speak at 2026 March for Life
JD Vance is scheduled to speak at the 2026 March for Life Rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. Vance, who is the nation’s second Catholic vice president, will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, among…
Peace for Nigerian Christians remains uncertain after U.S. intervention
Zelda Caldwell, ACI Africa Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Less than three weeks after the United States launched a Christmas Day attack on Islamist terrorist camps in northwestern Nigeria, a band of armed militants rampaged through the neighboring…