Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Daily Devotional: May 8, 2024

Today is Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the Vigil of the Ascension, and a Rogation day, a second class feast, with the liturgical color of white. In this episode: the meditation, ”the Blessing of the Rogation Days,” a preview of the Sermon: “Reasons for Christ’s Ascension,” and a Thought of the Day from Archbishop Lefebvre. The email version […]

Florida sues HHS for ‘fundamentally redefining the practice of medicine’

A lawsuit filed by the State of Florida and on behalf of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) claims that new nondiscrimination regulations implemented by the Biden administration is unlawful overreach that will “fundamentally redefine the practice of medicine.” On May 6, the federal register officially published changes the Department of Health and Human Services made […]

Without Christian hope, a virtuous life seems futile, pope says

The world is in great need of hope and patience, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience. Those who are patient “are weavers of goodness. They stubbornly desire peace, and even if others are hasty and would like everything straight away, patience is capable of waiting,” he said. “Even when many around us have […]

Religious freedom among values threatened by world media, experts say at conference

KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — The need for quality journalism and media ethics is increasingly high, experts underlined at the academic conference “Media for Man” organized by Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland. “At this point, it is a matter of people’s security,” the organizers said. “I’m both thrilled and terrified with […]

Pope urges parish priests to become missionaries of synodality

Pope Francis releases a mandate for the parish priests who were gathered for the “Parish Priests for the Synod” international meeting in Rome last week, urging them to become missionaries of synodality to their fellow parish priests. Read all  

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 […]

Acknowledgments

Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes ResearchMoira Fagan, Research AssociateSneha Gubbala, Research AssistantSarah Austin, Research Assistant Dorene Asare-Marfo, Panel ManagerPeter Bell, Associate Director, Design and ProductionJanakee Chavda, Assistant Digital ProducerLaura Clancy, Research AnalystManolo Corichi, Research AnalystJonathan Evans, Senior ResearcherJanell Fetterolf, Senior ResearcherShannon Greenwood, Digital Production ManagerChristine Huang, Research AssociateAnna Jackson, Editorial AssistantHannah Klein, Senior Communications ManagerGar […]