POPE LEO URGES WAR LEADERS TO HALT FIGHTING AFTER DEADLY STRIKE ON SCHOOL SPARKS OUTRAGE
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in the war involving Iran, delivering his strongest remarks yet on the conflict and urging leaders responsible for the fighting to halt violence after deadly strikes that hit schools and civilian areas…READ MORE >
LEBANON’S NUNCIO DISTRIBUTES AID TO SOUTHERN VILLAGES, APPEALS FOR SUPPORT
Archbishop Paolo Borgia, Apostolic Nuncio in Lebanon since 2022, highlights the urgent need for support after having visited southern villages to help distribute 15 tons of humanitarian aid from L’Œuvre d’Orient…READ MORE >
PENTAGON IDENTIFIES 6 US AIRMEN KILLED IN REFUELING TANKER CRASH IN IRAQ AFTER MIDAIR COLLISION
The Pentagon has identified six U.S. service members who were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during a combat mission in support of Operation Epic Fury. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, took place in “friendly” airspace during an unspecified incident involving another aircraft. While the other plane landed safely, the KC-135 crashed…READ MORE >
AMERICAN FLAG RAISED, FLIES OVER US EMBASSY BUILDING IN VENEZUELA FOR FIRST TIME IN 7 YEARS
The American flag flew again over the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela Saturday for the first time in the South American country in seven years. The flag’s return comes months after former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January…READ MORE >
TRUMP SAYS US NOT READY TO AGREE DEAL TO END IRAN WAR
President Donald Trump warned that he is not ready to seek a deal to end the war with Iran, as US ally Israel launched a new wave of strikes Sunday and Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to hunt down and kill the Israeli leader…READ MORE >
POPE LEO DECRIES ‘ATROCIOUS VIOLENCE’ IN IRAN WAR, URGES CEASEFIRE
Pope Leo made an impassioned plea on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in the expanding Iran war, lamenting “atrocious violence” that he said had killed thousands of non-combatants and caused suffering across the region…READ MORE >
AN APOSTLE OF PEACE IN AN ERA OF WAR
First, Blessed Karl cultivated peace within himself: he practiced his Catholic Faith daily, and lived a disciplined life—one that was not controlled by his emotions, but by his will. A will conformed to the will of God…READ MORE >
IN DEFENSE OF MOTHERHOOD
An online magazine recently featured an article entitled, “Stories From Real Women Who Regret Having Children,” part of a long-time trend in secular media to denigrate motherhood, having children, and the family…READ MORE >
