Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Pope Francis and Conclave Secrecy

Vatican Pool Pope Francis greets Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI during a meeting with newly named Cardinals at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on August 27, 2022 in Vatican City, Vatican. COMMENTARY: The revelations in the Holy Father’s biography may be of greater or lesser interest, but it is safe to consider them legal.

Four More Pro-Life Activists Convicted Under FACE Act

Mark Van Scyoc FBI building in Washington, D.C. The four activists — Eva Edl, 87; Eva Zastro, 24; James Zastro, 25; and Paul Place, 24 — were convicted of FACE Act violations in federal court on Tuesday for a protest held at a Tennessee abortion clinic in March 2021.