4+ week, 56+ min ago   (535+ words) Too many American men are spending their prime working years outside the workforce, and the cost reaches far beyond lost income. In the mid-1950s, 97.4% of prime-age men, ages 25 to 54, participated in the labor force. In July 2026, that number was 89.2%. Put another…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (561+ words) The Vatican swiftly imposed its harshest penalty of excommunication against bishops belonging to an ultra-traditionalist group who participated in an illicit Wednesday ordination. “I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!” the supreme pontiff…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (748+ words) The Bible’s teachings are often open to interpretation, to put it mildly. Many fundamentalists bristle at that idea, but consider how much disagreement there is among those who claim to take the Bible literally. Now zoom out and consider the…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (513+ words) Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Thursday with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to advance U.S. partnerships with the Catholic Church despite President Donald Trump’s recent criticisms of the supreme pontiff. “His visit, I think, speaks to our deep desire…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (479+ words) A Catholic priest said that while seeking treatment for a hip injury at a Canadian hospital, medical workers twice offered him the option of assisted suicide, despite knowing that he was religiously and morally opposed to the practice. The priest…...