‘One Nation Under God’: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Inspired by 250th Anniversary of U.S.: The 2026 pilgrimage is set to kick off on May 24 in St. Augustine, Florida, and conclude on July 5 in Philadelphia.
Fri Jan 9, 2026 - 5:27 pm ESTFri Jan 9, 2026 - 8:36 pm EST LEXINGTON, Massachusetts (LifeSiteNews) — A Massachusetts father has won a preliminary injunction against a local school district that had insisted on exposing his five-year-old son to pro-LGBTQ books. The case pitted a devout Christian father – cited as Alan L., father of J.L. in court documents – against the Lexington Public School District (LPSD) and Joseph Estabrook Elementary School (JEES). The father objected to the content of certain books concerning sexual themes and contended that his child has been compelled “to participate in classroom instruction that promote[s] sexualized and ideological messages directly contrary to his family’s faith.” He also contended that as a parent, he had the right to be notified before his son is exposed to objectionable sexual material and to be able to opt his child out of lessons and other classroom activities involving those materials. Before bringing a civil suit before the court, …
Every January 9, the Fiesta of the Poong Hesus Nazareno of Quiapo draws millions of Filipino devotees to Manila for the annual Traslacion. People flock to Quiapo to commemorate the traditional transfer of the image, originally from Mexico, from Intramuros to the Quiapo Church. What is supposed to be remembered is a solemn act of devotion, a penitential procession reenacting a historical moment of faith. The modern Traslacion follows the route from Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church, and by nature this devotion is good. No question about that. Filipinos have a deep love for Christ crucified, suffering, carrying the cross. That instinct is Catholic and it is beautiful. But let us be honest and blunt. As the years go by, what used to be a solemn and organized procession has turned into chaos. People get injured. People get trampled. People even die. And yet every year we repeat the same thing and pretend nothing is wrong. If you ask the elderly, those who witnessed the Traslacion decades …More
She was widowed at 29 with five children, lost her social standing when she converted to Catholicism—and became America's first native-born saint by educating children nobody else would teach. This is the story of Elizabeth Ann Seton—and how tragedy transformed into purpose that still touches millions of lives today. New York City, 1774. Elizabeth Bayley was born into privilege and prominence. Her father, Dr. Richard Bayley, was a distinguished physician who would become the first health officer of the Port of New York. She grew up Episcopalian in a well-respected family. She had education, social position, security—everything that mattered in colonial New York society. But from early childhood, Elizabeth was drawn to something beyond privilege: service. She saw suffering around her—widows struggling to feed children, families devastated by disease and poverty. While other young women of her social class focused on making good marriages and maintaining position, Elizabeth organized …More
Minnesota Diocese Gives ‘Ad Orientem’ Worship a Shot: Unlike the Traditional Latin Mass, which refers to the form of the Roman Rite prior to the reforms of Vatican II, ad orientem is a posture that can be used in the celebration of the post-conciliar Mass.
When a Diocese Undermines Its Own Vocations: Bishop Martin of Charlotte is seeking to impose 'a year as a layman' before priestly ordination. This is like an engaged man living an additional year as a bachelor before his wedding day.
When an officer of the law, a policeman or a custom's official tells you to stop or to move over here, the official must be obeyed. In Europe there are policemen with loaded rifles, and this is not for show or decoration. Trying to run over someone with a car is a mortal sin because you are trying to kill that person.
Unfortunately, some Catholics think she is a martyr. She left her child and devoted her time to protesting, which is not a maternal attribute. She also became a lesbian, so she sure is no candidate for sainthood.
Because in the bizarro world of the woke Leftist - you're a martyr if killed by the "evil" police, but just inconvenient if murdered by the protected POC migrant class.