“Laudate Deum”: a patchwork of conviction, faith and alarm
Eight years after “Laudato si’”, the pope’s new apostolic exhortation says a “collective conversion of cultures and mentalities” is urgent in order to respond to the climate crisis
AI learns Gregorian chant
Hundreds of thousands of Latin chant pieces have been digitized and made available to the general public thanks to the use of artificial intelligence
More evidence of porn poisoning children is a disturbing wave of sex crimes among minors
A staggering two-thirds of minors who have contacted at U.K. helpline since 2020 have discussed ‘indecent images of children.’Read More
St. Bruno’s love of silence and solitude led him to found the Carthusian Order
St. Bruno epitomized a life of solitude and sanctity, inspiring generations to follow in his footsteps.
Podcast: Everything you need to know about the Synod on Synodality
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley bring listener questions about the synod to America’s veteran Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell.
Tehran accused of trying to hush up another Mahsa Amini case
Armita Garawand, 16, fell into a coma after what human rights advocates describe as a hijab-related altercation with the morality police. Since then, authorities have been accused of trying to silence the girl’s family.
In Niger, life under sanctions threatens to worsen hunger
The heavy economic measures imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in an attempt to pressure the junta are instead having an adverse effect on the population
Immigration: The EU demonstrates its unity on crisis management
Member states reach an agreement on the so-called “crisis regulation,” a central component of the Pact on Migration and Asylum that aims to organize European solidarity in the event of an influx of migrants
Americans’ preference for larger families highest since 1971 (Gallup)
45% of Americans say that a family of size of three or more children is ideal—the highest share in a Gallup survey since 1971. “Between 1967 and 1971, preferences for larger families plummeted from 70% to 52%,” according to Gallup. The preference for families of three or more children was at its lowest in 1986 […]
Colorado Supreme Court to hear cake baker’s latest religious freedom case (CNA)
In January, a Colorado court ruled that Masterpiece Cakeshop and co-owner Jack Phillips violated the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act when he declined to bake a cake celebrating a “gender transition.” In 2018, the US Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, ruled in Phillips’s favor after he declined to bake a cake celebrating a same-sex ceremony.