Trump’s Proposed Mandate Aims to Fund IVF’s Large-Scale Destruction of Human Embryos

As the U.S. presidential race nears a Nov. 5 political reckoning, Catholic voters nationwide continue to ponder a host of pro-life issues — among them, Republican candidate Donald J. Trump’s stated support of in vitro fertilization and his proposed plan to widen its availability through federal government or private insurer coverage mandates.

A ‘Living Hell’: Survivor of Oct. 7 Attack, Father of Hostage Reflect as Conflict Approaches One Year

The celebration of the Jewish New Year this Oct. 2-4 took place just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and just after a new act of violence by the terrorist organization that left seven more people dead and 16 injured in Tel Aviv Oct. 1. Israeli police and emergency services described it as a “combined shooting and stabbing attack” on people taking public transportation.

In Western North Carolina, Parishes and Schools Respond to Helene Devastation with Supply Drives, Donations

Late Sept. 27 night, as the first photos and cries for help emerged after Tropical Storm Helene ripped through the North Carolina mountains, Father John Putnam texted his staff at St. Mark Church, in Huntersville: “There’s a great need for supplies for diapers, canned goods and water in the mountains. We have folks that can deliver on Sunday. Can we get a blast out?”