Catholic Church

By John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews - On this week's episode of Faith & Reason, John-Henry, Liz, and Fr. Altman discuss some of the deleted emails on Hunter Biden's laptop (unearthed thanks to the tireless efforts of our own Jack Maxey!) and share last minute thoughts ahead of Pope Francis' consecration of Russia on Friday.

By Fr. Robert P. Imbelli, The Catholic Thing - I lay no claim to being a visionary. Still, we sometimes experience incidents that bring us up short, cause us to breathe deeply, leave a lasting trace of wonderment, and of joy... In August 1965, a fellow seminarian and I were in Israel. Determined to avoid being only spiritual tourists, we spent a part of our time there working in a kibbutz. Ours, founded by French Jews, was located in the far North of the country, not distant from the Lebanese border. When we prayed Vespers, Mount Hermon could be seen, shimmering in the glow of sunset.

By David McLoone, LifeSiteNews - LifeSiteNews will have a team of reporters in Rome as Pope Francis makes his historic consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in communion with the bishops of the world, on March 25... The consecration will take place during the Lenten penitential service in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, which begins at 5 p.m. in Rome (12 noon Eastern Time) with the formal Act of Consecration to be prayed by the Pope, in communion with the world’s bishops, at around 6:30 p.m. Rome time (1:30 p.m. Eastern Time), the Vatican has confirmed.

By Kristine Christlieb, Church Militant - Catholics have been at the forefront of the war against abortion for almost 50 years. But the bishops have been largely ineffectual. Church Militant's Kristine Christlieb tells us about a new pro-life statement that really just promotes "social justice."... The USCCB is claiming, in a statement released Tuesday, to "stand with moms in need." But it's little more than a continuation of the bishops' effort to emphasize leftist social justice issues instead of ending abortion.