Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Methodology

The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]

Justice Samuel Alito to address record-breaking 2024 class at Franciscan University

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito. / Credit; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images CNA Staff, May 7, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is scheduled to give the commencement address on May 11 to the record-breaking 896 students in the class of 2024 at Franciscan University of Steubenville. On the occasion, […]

USCIRF annual report on international religious freedom released

In its 2024 annual report the U.S. bipartisan Commission calls for additional sanctions on Iranian authorities and officials amidst new harsh enforcement of mandatory hijab legislation, and urges the Department of State to add five more States to the existing list of 12 Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) for their severe violations of religious freedom. […]

The ‘Anti-Catholic Memo’ That Wasn’t

The ‘Anti-Catholic Memo’ That Wasn’t When investigators in Henrico County, Virginia searched twenty-three-year-old Xavier Lopez’s bedroom, they photographed a large Nazi flag hanging vertically on the wall, with a crucifix and rosary fastened above the swastika. But that wasn’t what prompted police and federal agents to arrest Lopez in the case that led to what’s […]