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09/17/2026

Assisted su***de is now available for adults in Illinois who have less than six months to live. Five national or statewide religious health care associations and two new individual plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit challenging the new law, representing Catholic hospitals, health care facilities, and many physicians and nurses. Peter Breen, Executive Vice President and Head of Litigation at the Thomas More Society, joins to discuss what the addition of new plaintiffs means for the legal challenge to Illinois' assisted-su***de law:

https://youtu.be/coTtZlO4GHY

09/16/2026

In 2022, armed men kidnapped a Nigerian priest and held him hostage for 33 agonizing days. Now he is sharing his story. Father Stephen Ojapah, the parish priest who survived 33 days in captivity, joins alongside Emmanuel Ogebe, managing partner of the U.S.-Nigeria Law Group, who has closely followed the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Father Stephen recalls the day armed men stormed his parish and abducted him, while Emmanuel discusses the threats facing Christians across Nigeria today.

Watch the full segment at Youtube.com/

09/16/2026

From our friends at ChurchPOP!

A maritime celebration in honor of Our Lady of the Valley brings together hundreds of faithful.

A maritime celebration in honor of Our Lady of the Valley brings together hundreds of faithful each year in Venezuela.

09/16/2026

For the first time in 700 years, three fragments of an ancient manuscript of the Gospel of Mark are together again. For the first time in seven centuries, the three scattered fragments of a 6th-century manuscript have been reunited in Aquileia, Italy, through a special exhibition. For generations, the manuscript was venerated as if it were the very Gospel written in Saint Mark's own hand:

https://youtu.be/kaeMYfYVTKA

09/15/2026

For the first time in 700 years, three fragments of an ancient manuscript of the Gospel of Mark are together again. For the first time in seven centuries, the three scattered fragments of a 6th-century manuscript have been reunited in Aquileia, Italy, through a special exhibition. For generations, the manuscript was venerated as if it were the very Gospel written in Saint Mark’s own hand. Such was the devotion it inspired that, beginning in the 12th century, it was gradually divided into separate fragments, each becoming a treasured relic in its own right.

09/15/2026

From our friends at ChurchPOP!

She entered the convent at fifteen, only to be struck down by debilitating illness two years later.

She entered the convent at fifteen, only to be struck down by debilitating illness two years later. Her superiors sent her across the Atlantic, hoping the American sunshine would restore her health.

09/15/2026

As Pope Leo XIV celebrates his 71st birthday, one of his longtime friends, Father Tom McCarthy, shares what this birthday may mean to the Holy Father and the most meaningful ways Catholics around the world can support him:

https://youtu.be/yfZz1sZORqU

09/15/2026

Every year on September 14th, Christians around the world commemorate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Exaltation of the Cross honors Christ's Cross, an instrument made sacred by the Lord's offering of Himself upon it for our salvation:

https://youtu.be/Z18oP5FBsNo

09/14/2026

At New York City’s 9/11 25th-anniversary memorial, Catherine Hernandez paid tribute to her father, Norberto Hernandez, recalling his love and protection before concluding with the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel.

The powerful moment was broadcast live on major news networks and streamed to millions.

Do you pray this beautiful prayer?

“St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And do thou, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God,
cast into hell Satan and all those who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.”

09/14/2026

June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: a time to remember Jesus' faithful and unconditional love for all humanity. This devotion springs from contemplating His pierced Heart, a symbol of a love that never tires of forgiving and healing each and everyone of us.

Jesus asked St. Margaret Mary Alacoque that devotion to His Sacred Heart be spread in order to make reparation for indifference and to respond with love to His self-giving on the Cross and in the Eucharist. During this month, the Church invites us to draw closer to Him through concrete acts of charity, prayer, and complete trust in His mercy.