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January 8, 2026

This Week, Will the College of Cardinals Find Its Voice? by Phil Lawler 

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Through the first eight months of his pontificate, Leo XIV has been a calming presence in Rome. There have been no shocking statements from the apostolic palace to prompt sensational headlines, no dramatic policy announcements to unveil grand new plans. Vatican-watchers are still waiting to see what sort of papacy this will be. The consistory of cardinals meeting this week— his first unexpected initiative— may answer their questions... To date Pope Leo has appeared content to continue along the path set by Pope Francis.
January 8, 2026

Saint of the Day for January 8: St. Angela of Foligno

Franciscan Media - Some saints show marks of holiness very early. Not Angela! Born of a leading family in Foligno, Italy, she became immersed in the quest for wealth and social position. As a wife and mother, she continued this life of distraction.
January 7, 2026

What Separates Tim Walz From Other Democrats Is He Got Caught, by Eddie Scarry

By Eddie Scarry, The Federalist - That Tim Walz is abandoning his reelection campaign for Minnesota governor amid a maddening multibillion-dollar welfare fraud scandal should serve as a big reminder: Democrats are robbing you every day and hardly even trying to hide it... Recall Walz as the stereotypical self-abasing Democrat white male, presumably heterosexual, who was inexplicably chosen to be Kamala Harris’ running mate in the 2024 election. His stint in that role was the equivalent of a 300-pound belly flop into a pool full of sand ....
January 7, 2026

The South Moves Right (As the North Begins to Embrace Socialism), by Max Dublin

By Max Dublin, The American Spectator - South America is moving on from socialist fantasies, just as the North begins to embrace them... With all the hullabaloo relating to the extraction and arrest of Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro, it is easy to forget that in recent years — and even recent months — good things have been happening in the southern hemisphere without America’s helping hand... Shortly before the recent election in Chile, I visited that country to attend a wedding. ...

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