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Thousands mourn slain NYPD officer at Catholic funeral

April 2, 2024

Thousands of mourners lined the streets of the New York suburb of Massapequa on Long Island on Holy Saturday for the Catholic funeral of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, who was killed while on duty during a traffic stop last Monday. The 31-year-old officer left behind

Catholic volunteer killed on way home from adoration was ‘old soul’

January 24, 2024

Volunteering to help people was a big part of who Ryan Realbuto was. He scrubbed dishes in a soup kitchen, did yard work at a foster home, repainted the chapel at a home for women, and helped high-school kids figure out their future jobs. He

Pope Francis prays for victims of bombing of Catholic Mass in the Philippines

December 4, 2023

Pope Francis offered his condolences after at least four people were killed and 54 injured in a bombing at a Catholic Mass on Sunday in the Philippines. The pope sent a condolence telegram on Dec. 3 expressing his spiritual closeness to all affected by the bombing of

Deaths by suicide reach ‘highest number ever recorded’; ideation likely higher, expert says

November 30, 2023

Deaths by suicide grew to “the highest number ever recorded in U.S. history,” reaching nearly 50,000 in 2022, according to new data released by the CDC this month. The CDC study, which shows the provisional data for 2022, reported that there were 49,449 deaths by suicide

Woman arrested for allegedly crashing car into Indianapolis ‘Jewish school’ with people inside

November 6, 2023

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) says a woman is in custody after allegedly driving her car into a building she thought was a Jewish school over the weekend. According to a police report, officers were called to the building, which officials say is used by

With family in Israel, Jonathan Roumie prays for peace

October 18, 2023

Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus on The Chosen, shared a video of himself praying the Holy Rosary for the intention of peace in the Middle East. Roumie, who has been building a prayer group on YouTube since the days of the pandemic, invited everyone to pray along

Pope Francis Calls for Immediate Release of Israeli Hostages Held by Hamas

October 11, 2023

Pope Francis appealed for the immediate release of more than 100 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday and expressed concern for the safety of Palestinian civilians living in the Gaza Strip. “I pray for those families who saw a feast day transformed

Pope Francis, Jerusalem patriarch call for peace after Hamas attack

October 9, 2023

Pope Francis and the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem called for peace after Israel declared “war” following a major attack by Hamas fighters over the weekend. The pope said at the end of a public address on Sunday he is following the violence “with apprehension and

What Anti-Trafficking Experts Think of the Hit Movie ‘Sound of Freedom’

July 18, 2023

In a field crowded with franchises like Indiana Jones, the unexpected box office success of the summer is a movie about child sex trafficking, Sound of Freedom. Based on the story of Operation Underground Railroad’s Tim Ballard, the small-budget film has earned $45 million since its July

The Saved—and Suddenly Orphaned

July 12, 2023

In early June, the worst secret in the world broke. It spread like Canadian wildfire smoke into the hardscrabble cities of Chalco and Guadalajara, Mexico. It filtered southeast into the terraced hillsides of Guatemala and Honduras, and then it began to spread into Brasilia and