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3 days ago | spectator.org | Paul Kengor

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3 days ago | spectator.org | Paul Kengor

The world is watching every word and move of the new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost. I say formerly because, as with Christ telling Simon Bar-Jonah, “you are Petras [Peter], and on this rock I will build my Church,” Robert Francis Prevost has been forever changed. He will now always be known as Pope Leo XIV. Of course, he is also now heir to the Chair of St. Peter.

4 days ago | spectator.org | Alex McFarland

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” — Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, died when he was just nine, yet he attributed all his successes to those nine years. What do we owe to our mothers? Far more than I could write in 1,000 words, or 1,000 books. If you’re a human, you have a mother. Whether she is living or dead, you should thank God for her. Mothers have been celebrated throughout history in art, music, and literature.

4 days ago | spectator.org | S.a. McCarthy

Sunday Report Catholic,Catholic Church,Christian,Pope Francis,Pope Leo Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, social media has exploded with Christians (mostly non-Catholics) claiming that the new pontiff is “woke.” The chief source for these claims would seem to be a handful of X (formerly Twitter) posts either written or reposted by the new pope over the past several years, criticizing President Donald Trump and Catholic convert and Vice President J.D. Vance and their immigration agenda....

4 days ago | spectator.org | Itxu Diaz

Life is what happens while you’re trying not to get hit on the head by a Soviet spaceship. For as long as I can remember, countless pieces of communist space junk have been crashing back to Earth — either because even Martians can’t stand them or because it’s God’s reminder that communism never works. This spacecraft is set to crash sometime between today and May 13, and it’d be a terrible symbol if it fell on the 13th, the day of Our Lady of Fatima.