VEYM LEAGUE OF CHAPTERS
The Ten Commandments displayed outside the Texas Capitol. After a federal court ruling blocked enforcement of Senate Bill 10 in nearly a dozen independent school districts, Texas Attorney General Paxton’s office filed an appeal on Aug. 21, asserting that the law reflects Texas’ historical and moral foundation. Read More
Tuesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time First reading 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 We were eager to hand over to you not only the Good News but our whole lives You know yourselves, my brothers, that our visit to you has not proved ineffectual.We had, as you know, been given rough treatment and been grossly insulted … Read moreTue 26 August
Salvo Lo Castro spent 10 years at the Vatican cooking meals for Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. Now, he’s opened his first restaurant in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood called Casasalvo. The new Italian restaurant opened in July and has quickly gained popularity, particularly for Salvo Lo Castro’s mother’s meatball recipe — … Read moreFormer Papal Chef Opens New York City Restaurant
Pope Leo XIV greets French altar servers during an audience on Aug. 25, 2025, at the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV had an audience with French altar servers on the feast day of St. Louis IX. Read More
Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez is president of Nicaragua’s bishops’ conference. As is customary with these types of audiences, the Vatican did not offer further details about the meeting. Read More
The East facade of the U.S. Supreme Court features Moses and the Ten Commandments. COMMENTARY: Displaying the Decalogue in schools signals that education means developing skills and respect for enduring moral truths. Read More
Francisco Goya, “The Last Communion of St. Joseph Calasanz,” 1819 SAINTS & ART: Long before America’s education reformers, St. Joseph Calasanz taught that every child, rich or poor, deserved to learn. Read More
A young pro-lifer holds a sign at the Colorado March for Life in Denver on Friday, April 11, 2025. When it comes to unborn life, only 19 states in the U.S. protect unborn children from abortion during the first trimester of their lives. As far as assisted suicide goes, in 10 states as well as … Read moreWhere Does the United States Stand on Life Issues?
Courtesy photoThe Little Sisters of the Poor. COMMENTARY: At stake is more than health coverage — the Little Sisters’ case highlights a broader battle over conscience rights and the limits of government power. Read More
Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska in St. Peter’s Square, a day before the canonization Mass of St. John Henry Newman, Oct. 12, 2019. The bishop’s statement came after Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced the repurposing of the state Work Ethic Camp in McCook to house immigrants in the country illegally. Read More