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Diocese of Rome orders removal of angel image resembling Giorgia Meloni while Rupnik works remain

Ecclesiastical authorities requested the 'restoration of the original features of the face, in the exclusive interest of safeguarding the place of worship and its spiritual function.'

Analysis

Gaetano Masciullo

• Feb 16, 2026

Meet the men who engineered Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth

The latest Epstein Files dump shows the backbone of the convicted sex offender’s considerable fortune was built through connections to billionaire backers, including Les Wexner and Leon Black.

Analysis

Frank Wright

• Feb 12, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Foreign affairs expert criticizes Vatican, Orthodox ‘silence’ on life, family issues

'I don't see them formally conceding on (life, family and marriage issues), but silence speaks volumes. Why are they not speaking out more strongly on those issues?' Jim Jatras asked.

Analysis

Vincent Maresca

• Feb 11, 2026Feb 12, 2026

The Epstein Files are even more significant than you think: here’s why

The curtain has come down on the Empire of Lies. What is there is too obscene to contemplate, but it is real.

Analysis

Frank Wright

• Feb 11, 2026

What the Epstein Files get wrong about Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation

Rather than revealing a hidden scandal, the resurfaced email highlights confusion about the pope’s anti-money-laundering reforms and the resistance faced inside the Roman Curia.

Analysis

Gaetano Masciullo

• Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 2026

Archbishop Hicks, successor of Cardinal Dolan, is trying too hard to be ‘relatable’

Laity don’t want shepherds who talk and act like them. They want leaders who are counter-witnesses to the world and culture around them.

Analysis

Peter Michaels

• Feb 9, 2026

Darwinists and Modernists are wrong about the origins of religion: here’s why

Since the 1960s, crude 19th century theories about the development of religion have been abandoned.

Analysis

Matthew McCusker

• Feb 2, 2026

Poland to limit protections for Christian media, schools under guise of fighting ‘antisemitism’

The Justice Ministry has proposed removing prison penalties for insulting ‘religious feelings,’ a move critics say invites desecration while expanding protections for Jewish groups.

Analysis

Jerzy Kwaśniewski, President of Ordo Iuris

• Jan 28, 2026

Religion is a fact of life that even atheists must accept

If we are to prove that the Catholic Church does indeed profess the true religion, we must first equip ourselves with a clear understanding of what 'religion' actually is.

Analysis

Matthew McCusker

• Jan 28, 2026Jan 29, 2026

Minnesota upheaval evokes wide range of reaction from conservatives, liberals, Church leaders

Political maneuvering and ICE activity have Bill Clinton, the Obamas and US Catholic bishops among those weighing in on the situation in Minneapolis.

Analysis

LifeSiteNews staff

• Jan 27, 2026Jan 28, 2026

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Diocese of Rome orders removal of angel image resembling Giorgia Meloni while Rupnik works remain

Meet the men who engineered Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth

EXCLUSIVE: Foreign affairs expert criticizes Vatican, Orthodox ‘silence’ on life, family issues

The Epstein Files are even more significant than you think: here’s why

What the Epstein Files get wrong about Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation

Archbishop Hicks, successor of Cardinal Dolan, is trying too hard to be ‘relatable’

Darwinists and Modernists are wrong about the origins of religion: here’s why

Poland to limit protections for Christian media, schools under guise of fighting ‘antisemitism’

Religion is a fact of life that even atheists must accept

Minnesota upheaval evokes wide range of reaction from conservatives, liberals, Church leaders