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Argentine priest commissions child Eucharistic ministers during Sunday Mass

A video posted to Instagram shows adolescents distributing Communion in plastic bowls after being commissioned by the parish priest at a Palm Sunday Mass in Argentina.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• May 15, 2026

Italian court rules child can have 2 ‘fathers’ and 1 mother as legal parents

An appeals court in Italy ordered the recognition of a German adoption that assigned a 4-year-old three legal parents – two 'fathers' and a biological mother – in a first-of-its-kind ruling.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

New DC auxiliary bishop appointed by Pope Leo condemned Trump’s anti-DEI policies

Fr. Robert Boxie, who Pope Leo named an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington, said DEI is ‘what America is all about,’ adding, ‘Diversity is a good thing. Diversity is of God.’

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LifeSiteNews staff

• May 6, 2026May 7, 2026

Case for a ‘universal ban’ on surrogacy is gaining steam around the world

Two British MPs were recently shocked to discover that the reality of the surrogacy trade is markedly different from its carefully crafted public image.

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Frank Wright

• May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Leo XIV’s pre-papal writings reveal a theology of unity at any cost

A new book collecting writings of Leo XIV before he became Pope show his theological formation as rooted in the pursuit of inter-religious unity over metaphysical clarity.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

Where does Trump’s new surgeon general nominee stand on abortion, gender, vaccines?

President Trump's new surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier has spoken favorably about her decision to choose life as a teen mom but stopped short of explicitly condemning abortion.

Analysis

Matt Lamb

• May 4, 2026

Tried and found wanting: How Leo XIV chose heresy over the Church

By endorsing Francis's 2018 Catechism revision on capital punishment, Leo XIV has chosen a competing rule of faith over that proposed by the ordinary and universal Catholic Magisterium.

Analysis

Matthew McCusker

• May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Young Australian woman who was pro-life now plans to die by assisted suicide

From abortion to euthanasia, bodily autonomy has become the one-size-fits-all justification for abandoning the most vulnerable people in our society when they need us most.

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Kathy Clubb

• May 1, 2026May 4, 2026

New Vatican document urges Catholic families to ‘ecological conversion’

Two Vatican dicasteries released a joint document calling on Catholic families to embrace ‘integral ecology,’ drawing a direct line between environmental practice and moral formation.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 2026

Swiss bishop says no excommunication for parishioners who gave Eucharist to dogs

The Diocese of Chur closed its investigation into a Zurich parish after ruling three individuals who fed Holy Communion to their dogs lacked the canonical intent required for excommunication.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 2026

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Argentine priest commissions child Eucharistic ministers during Sunday Mass

Italian court rules child can have 2 ‘fathers’ and 1 mother as legal parents

New DC auxiliary bishop appointed by Pope Leo condemned Trump’s anti-DEI policies

Case for a ‘universal ban’ on surrogacy is gaining steam around the world

Leo XIV’s pre-papal writings reveal a theology of unity at any cost

Where does Trump’s new surgeon general nominee stand on abortion, gender, vaccines?

Tried and found wanting: How Leo XIV chose heresy over the Church

Young Australian woman who was pro-life now plans to die by assisted suicide

New Vatican document urges Catholic families to ‘ecological conversion’

Swiss bishop says no excommunication for parishioners who gave Eucharist to dogs