Pope Francis’s Warm Welcome to Nancy Pelosi: A (not so) Subtle Message of Support for Abortionists

Pope Francis’s Warm Welcome to Nancy Pelosi: A (not so) Subtle Message of Support for Abortionists

Pope Francis remained silent as anti-abortion Catholics (and non-Catholics) around the world joyfully celebrated the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade, giving the impression he was at least uncomfortable if not displeased with it. Pope Francis’s Warm Welcome for Nancy Pelosi . . . Then, on June 29, the Solemnity of the Holy … Read more

Maine’s Attorney General Fights U.S. Supreme Court Over Religion

Maine’s Attorney General Fights U.S. Supreme Court Over Religion

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions about gun rights and procured abortion have raised such a controversy that many may not have noticed the Court’s decision in Carson v. Makin. In areas where the State has no public schools, Maine provides assistance so students might go to privately-run schools—except those which are religious. By making this … Read more

Putin’s Ideology, In His Own Words

Putin’s Ideology, In His Own Words

Ever since Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia twenty-two years ago, Western observers have tried to discern his ideology. Is he a Russian nationalist bent on reconstituting the Russian Empire or a neo-Communist, angry over the collapse of the Soviet Union? Perhaps he’s simply a “patriot” without any actual ideology but who practices a … Read more

Awesome Saint Inspires Heroism in Anti-Abortion Fight

Awesome Saint Inspires Heroism in Anti-Abortion Fight

It is astonishing and difficult to understand how a mother can cruelly murder through abortion the child she has conceived. In so doing, she stifles the first and most tangible affection bond between two beings: maternal love, which is present even among irrational animals. Also difficult to understand is how healthcare professionals are willing to … Read more

How to See the ‘Dark Ages’ in Beautiful New Light

How to See the ‘Dark Ages’ in Beautiful New Light

For nearly five hundred years, scholars and historians have referred to anything backward and primitive as coming from the “Dark Ages.” The term was created to refer to medieval times, which some say were mired in darkness and backwardness. Typical of this misconception is the 2020 introduction of the book: World After Liberalism: Philosophers of … Read more