Craig Cohen

2 days ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Craig Cohen

There's a reason the word "fan" is short for "fanatic." While most sports fans show their appreciation and disappointment with their favorite players and teams in generally appropriate ways, sometimes, some of them go too far. An example occurred this past weekend, when Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers, Jr. struggled in just his second pitching appearance in more than 900 days. McCullers has been recovering from major injuries and does not yet have full command of his pitches.

5 days ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Michael Hagerty |Craig Cohen

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first mass of his papacy Friday morning at the Sistine Chapel at The Vatican in Rome. The former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was close to the late Pope Francis, and is expected to focus on some of the same themes Francis did, including advocating for migrants and caring for the poor. But what remains unclear is what the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics might do or say about the church’s generations-long mishandling of clergy sexual abuse.

5 days ago | keranews.org | Michael Hagerty |Craig Cohen

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first mass of his papacy Friday morning at the Sistine Chapel at The Vatican in Rome. The former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was close to the late Pope Francis, and is expected to focus on some of the same themes Francis did, including advocating for migrants and caring for the poor. But what remains unclear is what the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics might do or say about the church’s generations-long mishandling of clergy sexual abuse.

1 week ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Michael Hagerty |Craig Cohen

President Donald Trump says he wants to be the "fertilization president." He's referencing concerns raised about birth rates across the country. And he, and right-wing "pro-natalists" are seeking ways to incentivize American couples to have more babies. The president and those pro-natalists have floated several ideas to do so, from one-time payments to new mothers, to preferential treatment for parents in some government programs, to funding fertility education initiatives and beyond.

1 month ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Michael Hagerty |Craig Cohen

On the first Monday of each month, we set aside time on Houston Matters to sweat the small stuff, in a conversation we call Houstonian Pet Peeves. We do it because you can't tackle life's big challenges, when the little ones get in the way. We’re talking about those petty annoyances, frustrations, things that make your life here in Houston just a little less than it could be.