Israel effectively declares war on Iran as Netanyahu, who is unlikely to win the next election, prepares to go out with a bang
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Read MoreThe singers have been lamenting factory closures and hard times for decades. These working-class woes will not be solved by steel tariffs
Read MoreToday’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a particular occasion for gratitude
Read MoreBlessed Iuliu Hossu was characterized by Pope Leo XIV as a 'a man of faith who knows that the gates of evil will not prevail against God’s work...'
Read MoreThe World’s Richest Man™ and The World’s Most Powerful Man™ made a fearsome tag team while they lasted
Read MoreThere are millions of people out there like the lovable character portrayed on TV by George Wendt, looking for places where at least some people know your name.
Read MoreConclave 2025 was not, by historical standards, exceptionally short. But it was short. It was the third straight Conclave to conclude on its first full day. Is that a cause for concern?
Read MoreNot a few had tears in their eyes as they heard the King of Canada declare: 'The True North is indeed strong and free!'
Read MoreThe canonization centennial of two influential French priests illustrates new light from the marvelous feast of the Visitation.
Read MoreLet this be a new tradition where the King opens Parliament after every election
Read MoreRobert Poulin was a desperately lonely teenager who sought friends, or perhaps just companions, in the wrong places, desperately wrong places
Read MoreIt is the great Trump gamble, that leading with commerce will achieve what shared cultural values backed by military alliances cannot
Read MoreWhat started as innocent fun has deteriorated into appalling conduct
Read MorePapal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction.
Read MoreThe new Holy Father made particular reference to Leo XIII reigning in a time of economic and social change; Leo XIV intuits that something similar is afoot.
Read MoreIt’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s official portrait. The personal chapel of the Holy Father is the official place for the pope’s prayers and Masses.
Read MoreEven some of the most devout MAGA souls are blanching at the brazenness of the wheeling and dealing
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