VEYM LEAGUE OF CHAPTERS
Simone RisolutiPope Leo speaks Oct. 1, 2025, at the Focolare Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo. The document was initially drafted during the final months of Pope Francis’ pontificate, but Pope Leo has revised the final text, according to Vatican sources. Read More
The Senate on Oct. 1 for the second straight day rejected competing funding measures to reopen the government, prolonging a shutdown that began at midnight. A GOP stopgap measure failed 55-45 on a procedural vote requiring 60 votes, NBC News reported. Three members of the Democratic caucus — Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Fetterman, … Read moreSenate rejects rival funding bills as shutdown stretches into Day 1
This article contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. In August 2017, Drew Razny walked into the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia seeking help for confusing mental and emotional struggles. He didn’t know what gender dysphoria was, let alone whether he was experiencing it. He simply knew something was wrong and he wanted to fix it. “I … Read moreExclusive | ‘I tried to stop them’: Detransitioner sues over coerced surgeries, medical malpractice
Most men want to succeed in life, but could never explain how it’s truly done. We chase goals, work harder, and push ourselves, yet still feel like something is missing. The world promises success, comfort, and freedom, but delivers noise, confusion, emptiness, and disappointment. In this episode, John Heinen and Devin Schadt reveal 7 Rules … Read more7 Rules Only the Best Men Know
A longtime resident of Indianapolis’ Holy Cross neighborhood is urging city officials to allow the demolition of Holy Cross Catholic Church, arguing that the building is unsafe, beyond repair, and that blocking its removal violates religious freedom. The push comes as St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, which owns the property, prepares to appeal to the … Read moreOp-ed: Indianapolis blocking demolition of Holy Cross Church violates religious freedom
The following article contains upsetting content. Reader discretion advised. Catholic clergy in India’s eastern Odisha state are speaking out in opposition to how India’s top court might grant early release to a Hindu activist who was convicted of killing an Australian missionary and his two children by burning them alive in 1999. Granting remission to … Read moreCatholic leaders oppose early release of Hindu activist who burned Australian missionary, 2 kids alive
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), whose mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people,” removed its entire “Glossary of Extremism and Hate” Sept. 30 after facing criticism for labeling Turning Point USA (TPUSA) as an extremist group. The glossary of more than 1,000 entries described TPUSA as tied to “right-wing extremists” and accused founder … Read moreADL pulls ‘extremism’ glossary after backlash over targeting Turning Point USA
Kent NishimuraThe dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Apart from charities and agencies working with Americans in need, the shutdown may impact the nation’s cyber and security measures. Read More
Pope Leo XIV answers questions during an impromptu Q&A with journalists outside Castel Gandolfo on Sept. 30, 2025. The plan does not require population displacement and calls for an immediate end to hostilities if both sides agree. Read More
L to R: St. Teresa of Ávila, St. Thérèse of Liseux and St. Josemaría Escrivá COMMENTARY: October’s feast days remind us that God’s glory shines through daily life and hidden acts of love. Read More