Kansas’ Democrat governor vetoes bill allowing child support to apply to unborn children
Kansas Senate Bill 425 would have made ‘unborn children’ part of the legal definition of a child, thereby mandating courts to consider medical and pregnancy-related expenses when determining child support obligations.
17 Democrat AGs form pro-abortion ‘working group’ targeting pro-life pregnancy centers
Attorneys general (AGs) from 17 states, all Democrats, have formed a ‘Reproductive Rights Working Group’ dedicated to promoting abortion and attacking pregnancy resource centers (PRCs).
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, who oversaw mass executions, dies in helicopter crash
Ebrahim Raisi, a Muslim cleric expected to eventually replace Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, oversaw the execution of thousands of dissidents and supported Hamas in its terrorist attacks.
International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders over ‘war crimes’
The International Criminal Court has filed arrest warrant applications against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and senior Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Against Smartphones
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas, appears uncowed by Big Tech. Inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s new book Anxious Generation (which I reviewed favorably in American Affairs ), on May 6, Sanders sent a letter to her fellow governors in all fifty states, exhorting them to “work together” in rescuing America’s children from the “dark sewer of social […]
Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son
A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of Wayfarers Chapel, an iconic Southern California church that was designed by one of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s sons and built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views.
Holy Spirit makes Christians gentle, not ‘overbearing,’ pope says
Empowered and enlightened by the Holy Spirit, Christians are called to develop the gentleness needed to proclaim the Gospel to all, Pope Francis said.
Jim Wahlberg on new film and powerful conversion: Mother Teresa ‘was sent there for me’
Jim Wahlberg speaks to CNA in an interview ahead of the premiere of the new film “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist” in Orange County, California. / Credit: Alexis Walkenstein CNA Staff, May 20, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). “Jesus… […]
The Questions 60 Minutes should have asked Pope Francis
Whatever else it managed to accomplish, Norah O’Donnell’s 60 Minutes interview with Pope Francis, aired on May 19, obliterated that much-lauded program’s reputation for hard-hitting investigative journalism. The questions posed touched on none of the […]
As Milei’s fiscal reforms bite in Argentina, church-run soup kitchens do brisk business
Argentina has been in a state of economic upheaval for years with two constants—a continuous increase in poverty and corresponding efforts by the Catholic Church to respond to that need.