by Lyman Stone (@lymanstoneky) We recently surveyed 24,000 parents around the United States. One question we asked is on a lot of parents’ minds: how difficult is parenting? Many parents feel stressed or burdened by raising kids and would like to make it [...]

As Cuba faces its worst social crisis in decades, the Catholic Church has taken on the role of a central provider of humanitarian assistance on the island. --- SÃO PAULO, Brazil – As Cuba faces its worst social crisis in decades, [...]

Melania Trump’s spiritual life has remained as mysterious as the first lady herself, but she has sent subtle cues of her Catholicism through her years in the public eye. “Melania,” the new documentary about America’s [...] --- Melania Trump’s spiritual life [...]

A Brussels dialogue warns that faith-based voices risk being shut out as AI governance is shaped by technical and commercial interests alone. BRUSSELS — Catholic and faith-based organizations risk being marginalized as artificial intelligence governance [...] --- A Brussels dialogue warns [...]

Barcelona’s towering Sagrada Familia basilica reached its maximum height on Friday, though the magnum opus of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí remains years away from completion. A crane placed the upper The post Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after [...]

Pope Leo XIV appealed for an immediate end to hostilities in Ukraine on Sunday and called on people worldwide to pray for “the embattled people of Ukraine.” The pope made The post Leo XIV prays for “embattled people of Ukraine” [...]

Pilgrims will have yet another reason to visit the hilltop Umbrian town of Assisi, as the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, go on public display for [...]

At the Angelus, Pope Leo XIV also urged an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine as the war approaches its fourth year, insisting peace “cannot be postponed.” Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to switch off their cell [...] --- At the Angelus, Pope [...]

The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional. The faithful across the United States The post Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not [...]

Carrie Prejean Boller joins me on this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show. --- Carrie Prejean Boller joins me on this episode of The John-Henry Westen [...]