
POPE LEO ANNOUNCES APRIL 11 PEACE VIGIL AT ST. PETER’S
Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he will lead a prayer vigil for peace on April 11 at St. Peter’s Basilica, using his first Easter Urbi et Orbi message to make a forceful appeal for an end to war and a renewed embrace of dialogue…READ MORE >
CARDINAL PIZZABALLA: ‘THE WORD OF GOD RESOUNDS LOUDER THAN ANY SILENCE’
At the Easter Vigil Mass in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre Cardinal Pizzaballa says that “Jerusalem, a city marked by the memory of death, and today by so many divisions, becomes the place where life is proclaimed…READ MORE >
2026 CONVERT BOOM: WHERE AROUND THE WORLD? AND WHY?
Even secular news media is taking notice: The New York Times just published “Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts,” reporting on some pretty staggering growth. CBS Mornings featured a clip too….READ MORE >
TRUMP, US FEARED IRAN TRAP IN F-15 CREW RESCUE
The crew member survived more than 24 hours in the mountains despite being wounded. He was rescued Saturday by about 200 U.S. special operations troops…READ MORE >
ISRAEL RENEWS LEBANON STRIKES, FORCES SYRIA BORDER CROSSING CLOSED
Israel has launched airstrikes across Lebanon as well as a ground invasion in the south since March 2, when armed group Hezbollah entered the Middle East war on the side of its backer Iran…READ MORE >
PAM BONDI IS OUT AS AG – HERE ARE THE CONTENDERS WHO COULD REPLACE HER
Trump tapped Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to fill the role in an acting capacity, but other names, like Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin’s, have swirled since the announcement of Bondi’s departure…READ MORE >
MISSISSIPPI PASSES BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON MAIL-ORDER ABORTION PILLS
The new bill amends House Bill 1613 to prevent out-of-state doctors from circumventing the law by providing abortion drugs like mifepristone and misoprostol via mail…READ MORE >
FULL TEXT: POPE LEO XIV’S EASTER MASS HOMILY GIVEN APRIL 5, 2026
This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death, where we feel threatened and sometimes overwhelmed. It opens us up to a hope that never fails, to a light that never fades, to a fullness of joy that nothing can take away: death has been conquered forever; death no longer has power over us…READ MORE >
WHERE GOD WEEPS
It is not only seemly but profoundly human for a grown man to weep in solidarity with our suffering savior, who wept in solidarity with our human suffering…READ MORE >